pru·ri·tus
noun/prʊˈraɪtəs/
/prʊˈraɪtəs/
[uncountable] (medical)- a severe itching (= the feeling that you want to rub your skin with your nails) that is felt on the skin in some diseases
瘙痒（症） Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘itching’, from prurire ‘to itch’.