Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prurigo \Pru*ri"go\, n. [L., an itching, the itch, fr. prurire
to itch.] (Med.)
A papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is
the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the
healthy cuticle in color.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
prurigo
n 1: chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by
blister capped papules and intense itching