Definition of Pruritus ani

1. Noun. Chronic itching of the skin around the anus.

Generic synonyms: Pruritus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pruritus Ani

prurience
pruriences
pruriencies
pruriency
pruriently
pruriginous
prurigo
prurigos
pruritic
prurition
pruritions
pruritis
pruritogenic
pruritus
pruritus ani (current term)
prurituses
prusik
prusiked
prusiking
prusiks
prussianise
prussianised
prussianises
prussianising
prussianization
prussianize
prussianized
prussianizes

Literary usage of Pruritus ani

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Therapy by Oliver Thomas Osborne, Morris Fishbein (1920)
"pruritus ani While it is universally insisted that the term "pruritus" should be ... pruritus ani commands the attention and interest of the general ..."

2. Handbook of Therapy by Oliver Thomas Osborne, Morris Fishbein (1918)
"pruritus ani While it is universally insisted that the term "pruritus" should be ... pruritus ani commands the attention -a.nd interest of the general ..."

3. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1873)
"pruritus ani.—We come next to an affection which is very troublesome both to the patient and to the surgeon—viz., pruritus ; troublesome itching about the ..."

4. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"Ichthyol 5j to the 3 of Vaselin, gives prompt relief in pruritus ani ... Balsam of Peru, is a very good application in pruritus ani, scabies, and many other ..."

5. Diseases of the Rectum and Anus: Designed for Students and Practitioners of by Samuel Goodwin Gant (1902)
"I LITERATURE ON pruritus ani (ITCHING OF THE ANUS, ITCHING PILES) Agnew: "Pruritus Ani," ... Van Buren: "pruritus ani," "I^ect. on Dis. of the Rectum," p. ..."

6. Diseases of the rectum and anus by Samuel Goodwin Gant (1906)
"Andrews: "pruritus ani," "Rectal and Anal Surgery," p. 137, 1892. ... Van Buren: "pruritus ani," "Lect. on Dis. of the Rectum," p. 2, 1880. ..."

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