uredo

[ yoo-ree-doh ]

nounPathology.
  1. a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.

Origin of uredo

1
1700–10; <Latin ūrēdō blast, blight, burning itch, equivalent to ūr(ere) to burn + -ēdō noun suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for uredo

uredo

/ (jʊˈriːdəʊ) /


nounplural uredines (jʊˈriːdɪˌniːz)
  1. a less common name for urticaria

Origin of uredo

1
C18: from Latin: burning itch, from ūrere to burn

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