Found 1 items, similar to psora.
English → English (gcide) Definition: psora Itch \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. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption. [1913 Webster] 3. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc. [1913 Webster] 4. A constant irritating desire. [1913 Webster] An itch of being thought a divine king. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]