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antipruritic


Definition of antipruritic

adjective

  • (chiefly of a drug) used to relieve itching.

noun

  • an antipruritic drug.

Origin:

late 19th century: from anti- + pruritic (see pruritus)

antipruritic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of antipruritic in the US English dictionary