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appearance as argument number 1

Mid-level-ontology.kif 5705-5705

Pruritus is a subclass of tactile perception

appearance as argument number 2

(documentation EnglishLanguage Itching "Itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch. [from Wikipedia]")	Mid-level-ontology.kif 5709-5711
(termFormat EnglishLanguage Itching "itching")	Mid-level-ontology.kif 5706-5706
(termFormat EnglishLanguage Itching "pruritus")	Mid-level-ontology.kif 5707-5707

antecedent

(=>
    (and
        (instance ?I Itching)
        (located ?I ?P)
        (part ?P ?H)
        (experiencer ?I ?H))
    (desires ?H
        (exists (?S)
            (and
                (instance ?S Scratching)
                (during
                    (WhenFn ?S)
                    (WhenFn ?I))
                (located ?S ?P)))))

Mid-level-ontology.kif 5724-5735

If a process is an instance of pruritus and the process is located at an object and the object is a part of a cognitive agent and the cognitive agent experiences the process,
then the cognitive agent desires there exists an entity such that the entity is an instance of scratching and the time of existence of the entity takes place during the time of existence of the process and the entity is located at the object

consequent

(=>
    (and
        (instance ?S SkinRash)
        (experiencer ?S ?H))
    (modalAttribute
        (exists (?I)
            (and
                (instance ?I Itching)
                (experiencer ?I ?H)
                (during
                    (WhenFn ?I)
                    (WhenFn ?S)))) Likely))

Mid-level-ontology.kif 5748-5758

If a process is an instance of rash and an agent experiences the process,
then the statement there exists an entity such that the entity is an instance of pruritus and the agent experiences the entity and the time of existence of the entity takes place during the time of existence of the process has the modal force of likely

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