Itching
91chigger — /chig euhr/, n. 1. Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other… …
92Conjunctivitis — Inflammation of the conjuctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids and the membranes covering the whites of the eyes. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses, allergy provoking agents, irritants and toxic agents.… …
93Primary sclerosing cholangitis — 1. A chronic disorder of the liver in which the ducts carrying bile from the liver to the intestine, and often the ducts carrying bile within the liver, become inflamed, thickened, scarred (sclerotic), and obstructed. This relentlessly… …
94PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis) — 1. A chronic disorder of the liver in which the ducts carrying bile from the liver to the intestine and, often, the ducts carrying bile within the liver, become inflamed, thickened (sclerotic), and obstructed. This relentlessly progressive… …
95prurigo — A chronic disease of the skin marked by a persistent eruption of papules that itch intensely. [L. itch, fr. prurio, to itch] actinic p. SYN: p. aestivalis. p. aestivalis p. recurring each summer, becoming very severe as long as the hot weather… …
96Cicatricial alopecia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 L66.9 (ILDS L66.900) ICD 9 704.09 The term cicatricial alopecia refers to a diverse group of rare disorders that destroy the hair follicle …
97Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment — The CIWA (Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment)[1][2][3] is a common measure used in North American hospitals to assess and treat Alcohol withdrawal syndrome and for Alcohol detoxification. This clinical tool assesses 10 common withdrawal… …
98School head lice policy — An Italian woman searches for lice in her son s hair c.1860 …
99Sensations of Touch — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sensations of Touch >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 itching itching &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 titillation titillation formication aura Sgm: N 1 stereognosis stereognosis PARAG:Sensations of Touch >V GRP: V 1 …
100itch — itch1 [ıtʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: giccan] 1.) [I and T] if part of your body or your clothes itch, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails →↑scratch ▪ My feet were itching terribly. ▪ The… …
