uredo

[ yoo-ree-doh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.

uredo

/ jʊˈriːdəʊ /

noun

1. See urticaria
   a less common name for urticaria

Word History and Origins

Origin of uredo¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of uredo¹

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

Example Sentences

Occasionally it happens that a uredo-form will infect a species where it ordinarily fails.

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They are attached to the filaments of the mycelium, as in Uredo segetum.

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The disc which has produced the Uredo spores now gives rise to the resting spores, and so the cycle is complete.

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The spores of both these species of Uredo may be found in most kinds of flour and bread, especially in those of inferior quality.

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But he saw in it a genus of cryptogams, differing from the genus Uredo.

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