Urticaria

//ˌɜɹtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions. countable, uncountable

    ""And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain.""

  2. 2
    an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs wordnet

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hivesallergenallergyasthmaeczemaeruption

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""And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain.""

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin urtīcāria, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”) + -āria.

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