| 单词 | prairie itch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprairie itch prairie itch n. now historical any of various pruritic skin conditions seen in inhabitants of the prairies. ΚΠ 1857 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 17 Mar. (advt.) For the immediate and permanent cure of the Itch, Prairie Itch, and all other forms of this loathsome cutaneous disease. 1867 J. King Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Pathol. & Treatm. 1034 A very remarkable disease, which appears to be not only of a contagious character, but also to exist epidemically; it has received several names, as, Indiana Itch, Illinois Itch, Prairie Itch, Seven-year Itch, Camp Itch, Army Itch, etc. 1910 J. N. Hyde Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin (ed. 8) 779 Prairie Itch, this is a popular term applied largely in the Western, Northwestern, and Southern States of America to a cutaneous affection productive of itching sensations. 1961 W. O. Mitchell Jake & Kid 105 I had the measles and the prairie itch once and the mumps on both sides. 1996 Canad. Geographic Sept. 19/2 Prairie itch—a dermatitis produced by contact with nasty micro-organisms called freshwater polyps found in prairie potholes, ponds and ditches. < as lemmas |
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