urticaria
a transient condition of the skin, usually caused by an allergic reaction, characterized by pale or reddened irregular, elevated patches and severe itching; hives.
Origin of urticaria
1Other words from urticaria
- ur·ti·car·i·al, adjective
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How to use urticaria in a sentence
He says nothing of de Mussy's recognition of the urticarial nature of the lesion in hay fever.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawThe mucous membrane of the mouth and throat may also be the seat of wheals and urticarial swellings.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonUsually erythematous, but may be urticarial, erythemato-papular, and even purpuric.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonShe also has other neurotic manifestations, especially of an urticarial character, that are equally interesting.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh
British Dictionary definitions for urticaria
/ (ˌɜːtɪˈkɛərɪə) /
a skin condition characterized by the formation of itchy red or whitish raised patches, usually caused by an allergy: Nontechnical names: hives, nettle rash
Origin of urticaria
1Derived forms of urticaria
- urticarial or urticarious, adjective
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Scientific definitions for urticaria
[ ûr′tĭ-kâr′ē-ə ]
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