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Definitions for: Itch
[n] an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
[n] a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
[n] a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"
[v] have a strong desire or urge to do soemthing; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
[v] scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
[v] have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
Webster (1913) Definition: Itch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Itched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Itching.] [OE. icchen, ?icchen, AS. giccan; akin to D.
jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.]
1. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines
the person to scratch the part affected.
My mouth hath itched all this long day. --Chaucer.
2. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long
for; as, itching ears. ``An itching palm.'' --Shak.
Itch, n.
1. (Med.) 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.
2. Any itching eruption.
3. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that
occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also
scabies, psora, etc.
4. A constant irritating desire.
An itch of being thought a divine king. --Dryden.
Baker's itch. See under Baker.
Barber's itch, sycosis.
Bricklayer's itch, an eczema of the hands attended with
much itching, occurring among bricklayers.
Grocer's itch, an itching eruption, being a variety of
eczema, produced by the sugar mite ({Tyrogluphus
sacchari}).
Itch insect (Zo["o]l.), a small parasitic mite ({Sarcoptes
scabei}) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin,
thus causing the disease known as the itch. See Illust. in
Append.
Itch mite. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Itch insect, above. Also,
other similar mites affecting the lower animals, as the
horse and ox.
Sugar baker's itch, a variety of eczema, due to the action
of sugar upon the skin.
Washerwoman's itch, eczema of the hands and arms, occurring
among washerwomen.
Synonyms: itchiness, itching, rub, scabies, scratch, spoil, urge
See Also: ache, cutaneous sensation, desire, desire, haptic sensation, hurt, infection, irritate, prickle, pruritus, skin sensation, smart, tickle, tingle, titillate, vellicate, want
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