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ITCHY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
Example:
he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite
Classified under:
Similar:
painful (causing physical or psychological pain)
Derivation:
itch; itchiness (an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Nervous and unable to relax
Example:
a restless child
Synonyms:
antsy; fidgety; fretful; itchy
Classified under:
Similar:
tense (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)
Context examples:
It is characterized by itchy, burning papular lesions which form open sores with red-brown crusts.
(Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta, NCI Thesaurus)
In mycosis fungoides, an area of skin that is thickened, raised, red, scaly, and itchy.
(Mycosis fungoides plaque, NCI Dictionary)
An itchy skin condition may also occur.
(MEN2A, NCI Dictionary)
The patches may look like a thin, red rash and may be itchy.
(Mycosis fungoides patch, NCI Dictionary)
Itchy, raised red areas on the skin.
(Hives, NCI Dictionary)
Examples include itchy, dry skin and dandruff.
(Erythematosquamous Dermatosis, NCI Thesaurus)
This newly identified skin-gut communication helps illuminate the relationship between food allergy and atopic dermatitis (a type of eczema), a disease characterized by dry, itchy skin.
(Scratching the skin primes the gut for allergic reactions to food, mouse study suggests, National Institutes of Health)
Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease that can make skin dry and itchy, cause rashes and lead to skin infections.
(Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study, National Institutes of Health)
A bite from a mosquito can be much more than just an itchy annoyance.
(Novel insecticide blocks mosquitoes’ ability to urinate, NIH)
The classic symptom of chickenpox is an uncomfortable, itchy rash.
(Chickenpox, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
