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.
prurigo n : chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching