prurigo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

prūrīgo, ĭnis, f. [prurio].

I An itching , the itch , Cels. 2, 8; Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 154 (al. porriginem); 25, 11, 87, § 136; 27, 4, 5, § 18; Mart. 14, 23, 1.—

II A lecherous itching , lasciviousness , Mart. 4, 48, 3; 11, 73, 3; Aus. Epigr. 108, 5.

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