Itch
id:
itch-162-18688292
title:
Itch
text:
An itch is a sensation that causes a strong desire or reflex to scratch. Itches have resisted many attempts to be classified as any one type of sensory experience. Itches have many similarities to pain, and while both are unpleasant sensory experiences, their behavioral response patterns are different. Pain creates a withdrawal reflex, whereas itches leads to a scratch reflex. Unmyelinated nerve fibers for itches and pain both originate in the skin. Information for them is conveyed centrally in
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Uncomfortable skin sensation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itch
date created:
2004-01-08T08:34:46Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T04:21:25Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Itch.jpg","width":1324,"height":1441}
fields total:
13
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