nettle rash

American

noun

Pathology.

urticaria resulting from contact with various plants causing local irritation.

nettle rash British

noun

a nontechnical name for urticaria

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Etymology

Origin of nettle rash

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

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On the side of the road, he got a stinging nettle rash.

From New York Times

For many children the stinging pain of their first nettle rash is also a gentle first lesson about the darker side of nature.

From BBC

The same treatment may be used in nettle rash or prickly heat.

From Project Gutenberg

Internally, used for.—Gravel, gout, irritable bladder, nettle rash, eruption.

From Project Gutenberg

He looked more like a case of nettle rash, especially when Vernabelle gripped his hand at parting and called him comrade!

From Project Gutenberg

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