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ITCHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("itching" is a kind of...):
cutaneous sensation; haptic sensation; skin sensation (a sensation localized on the skin)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "itching"):
pruritus (an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.))
Derivation:
itch (have or perceive an itch)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb itch
Context examples:
It is characterized by itching, inflammation, redness of the skin, small papular vesicles, central clearing, fissures, scaling, and/or hair loss in the affected area.
(Dermatophytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Signs include red rash, itching, and blister formation.
(Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug that is used to treat asthma, allergies, and colds, and to relieve itching caused by certain skin disorders.
(Cyproheptadine, NCI Dictionary)
It may help stop bleeding, form new blood vessels, keep the skin moist, and relieve pain and itching.
(Collagen/Aloe Vera/Vitamin E/Lidocaine Topical Hydrogel, NCI Dictionary)
A drug used to relieve certain side effects caused by treatment with opiods (pain killers similar to morphine), such as constipation (hard, dry stools), itching, and low urine flow.
(Methylnaltrexone bromide, NCI Dictionary)
The itching may become intense, interfere with sleep, and make you irritable.
(Pinworms, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
The doctor looked it all over, as if his fingers were itching to open it; but instead of doing that, he put it quietly in the pocket of his coat.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Infestation of the pubic hair by the pthirus pubis parasite which results in mild to intense itching and macular lesions.
(Pediculosis Pubis, NCI Thesaurus)
Carbinoxamine diminishes the typical histaminergic effects on H1-receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, capillaries, and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, including vasodilation, bronchoconstriction, increased vascular permeability, pain, itching, and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscle.
(Carbinoxamine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)
It causes medical problems including: • Making your body temperature so high that you pass out • Severe itching • "Meth mouth" - broken teeth and dry mouth • Thinking and emotional problems
(Methamphetamine, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
