Definition of Pruritic

1. Adjective. (medicine) Intensely itchy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pruritic

1. pruritus [adj] - See also: pruritus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pruritic

pruno
prunt
prunted
prunts
prunus
prunuses
prurience
pruriences
pruriencies
pruriency
pruriently
pruriginous
prurigo
prurigos
pruritic (current term)
prurition
pruritions
pruritis
pruritogenic
pruritus
pruritus ani
prurituses
prusik
prusiked
prusiking
prusiks
prussianise
prussianised

Literary usage of Pruritic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Treatise on the Medical, Surgical and Hygienic Treatment of by Thomas Frazier Rumbold (1888)
"It is as preposterous to expect to even alleviate a patient afflicted with pruritic catarrh without strictly following the rules of hygiene, as it would lie ..."

2. The Chicago Medical Journal and Examiner (1877)
"... but does not prevent a recurrence. Thirty drops have been administered as a dose with advantage in this fever. js K. 9. A New Anti-pruritic Remedy. ..."

3. Birmingham Medical Review (1889)
"Menthol in pruritic Affections.—(Deutsche Med. Wochen- schrift, No. 46, 1888).—The following preparations of menthol are recommended by Dr. Saalfeld :— 1. ..."

4. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"The anti- pruritic action of the lead may be increased by the addition of tar, ... Opium is a valuable anti-pruritic when applied in lotions, ..."

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