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itch

Main Entry:: itch
Pronunciation:: \ˈich\
Function:: noun

1: an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors2: a skin disorder accompanied by an itch; especially : a contagious eruption caused by an itch mite of the genus Sarcoptes (S. scabiei) that burrows in the skin and causes intense itching

— itch verb

— itch·i·ness \ˈich-ē-nəs\

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noun

— itchy \-ē\

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adjective

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