different between itching vs pruritis

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t???/

Etymology 1

From Middle English ecchinge, ?itchinge, ?icchinde, ?ichande (also unassibilated as yckyng), from Old English ?i??ende (“itching”), from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjandi, present participle of *jukkjan (“to itch”), equivalent to itch +? -ing.

Verb

itching

1. present participle of itch

Etymology 2

From Middle English icchynge, ichynge, ycchenge, yecchyng, ?icchunge (also unassibilated as ?ykynge), equivalent to itch +? -ing.

Noun

itching (plural itchings)

1. A sensation that itches.
   • 1856, Forbes Winslow, The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology (page 71)

     Itchings, hitherto unknown, are felt all over the body, and render my skin sometimes painfully tender, sometimes quite benumbed, as if it were dead.

English

Etymology

Noun

pruritis (uncountable)

1. Misspelling of pruritus.

Usage notes

The word pruritus does not contain the suffix -itis (which denotes inflammation), but owing to the similar sound (with a reduced vowel in either case), many writers misspell pruritus, even in the medical literature. Careful writers avoid the censure of discerning readers by using the correct spelling.

Anagrams

• Tripuris

Ido

Verb

pruritis

1. past of pruritar

Latin

Verb

pr?r?tis

1. second-person plural present active indicative of pr?ri?