| pruritus vulvae | Intense itching of the external female genitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| velamen vulvae | Hypertrophy of the labia minora. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rima vulvae | The cleft between the labia majora. Synonym: rima pudendi, fissura pudendi, pudendal cleavage, pudendal slit, rima vulvae, urogenital cleft, vulvar slit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| elephantiasis vulvae | Swelling of the vulval tissues due to lymphatic obstruction; in some cases it may be caused by filariasis, with induration or ulceration of the skin. Synonym: elephantiasis vulvae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcus vulvae acutum | A simple acute ulceration of the vulva or lower vagina of nonvenereal origin. Synonym: ulcus vulvae acutum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kraurosis vulvae | An atrophic disease affecting the female external genitalia, most often of older women, resulting in drying and shriveling of the parts, and marked by leukoplakic patches on the mucosa, itching, dyspareunia, dysuria, and soreness. It occurs most commonly as a result of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus of the vulva, but may be associated with other types of genital atrophy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leukoplakia vulvae | A clinical term for hyperkeratotic white patches of the vulvar epithelium; biopsy is necessary for specific diagnosis. Synonym: leukoplakic vulvitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aquagenic pruritus | Intense itching produced by brief contact with water at any temperature without visible changes in the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bath pruritus | Itching produced by inadequate rinsing off of soap or by overdrying of skin from excessive bathing. Synonym: bath itch, pruritus balnea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus | 1. <symptom> Itching, an unpleasant cutaneous sensation that provokes the desire to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief. 2. Any of various conditions marked by itching, the specific site or type being indicated by a modifying term. Origin: L. From prurire = to itch (06 Oct 1997) |
| pruritus aestivalis | Pruritus occurring during hot weather; may be associated with prickly heat. Synonym: summer itch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus ani | Intense chronic itching in the anal area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pruritus balnea | Itching produced by inadequate rinsing off of soap or by overdrying of skin from excessive bathing. Synonym: bath itch, pruritus balnea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus hiemalis | A recurrent eczema appearing with the advent of cold weather. Synonym: frost itch, lumberman's itch, pruritus hiemalis, winter itch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus senilis | Senile pruritus, itching associated with dryness of the skin in the aged. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic pruritus | Itching occurring as a symptom of some systemic disease. (05 Mar 2000) |