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- DictionaryItch/iCH/
noun
- 1. an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.
verb
- 1. be the site of or cause an itch: "the bite itched like crazy"
: an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors. b. : a skin disorder accompanied by such a sensation.
itch. noun [ C usually sing ] us / ɪtʃ /. an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with something hard: I have an itch on the back of my neck. [ + to infinitive ] He has an itch (= desire) to travel.
Itch is often classified as that which is histamine mediated (histaminergic) and nonhistaminergic. Itch is readily abolished in skin areas treated with nociceptor excitotoxin capsaicin but remains unchanged in skin areas rendered touch insensitive by pretreatment with anti-inflammatory saponins.
itch. noun [ C usually sing ] us / ɪtʃ /. an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with something hard: I have an itch on the back of my neck. [ + to infinitive ] He has an itch (= desire) to travel.
An itch is an unpleasant tingly sensation that makes you want to scratch. If you're allergic to poison ivy and you go hiking through a field of it, you'll have a terrible itch all over your legs. Sometimes people confuse itch and scratch.
itch. (ĭch) n. 1. An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch. 2. Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching. 3. A restless desire or craving for something: an itch to travel.
tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there: The cold air made her face tingle. itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this: I itch all over.
