DEFINITION of 'Flexible Expense'. An expense that is easily altered or avoided by the person bearing the cost. Flexible expenses are costs that may be manipulated in amount or eliminated by not engaging in the activity that incurred the expense.
Abstract. 1  Chronic pruritus, one of the main symptoms in dermatology, is often intractable and has a high impact on patient's quality of life. 2  Pruritus (syn.: itch) is an unpleasant sensory perception which causes an intense desire to scratch and which has a high impact on the quality of life.
ADVERTISEMENT. Pruritus is the medical term used to define a dog's sensation to itch, or the sensation that provokes its desire to scratch, rub, chew, or lick its hair and skin.