Itch

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1. Verb

To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected.

2. Verb

To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears.

3. Noun

An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact.

4. Noun

Any itching eruption.

5. Noun

A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc.

6. Noun

A constant irritating desire.

7. Noun

a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

8. Noun

an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
Vocabulary classified under Psychology

9. Noun

a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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