urticaria
noun
a transient condition of the skin, usually caused by an allergic reaction, characterized by pale or reddened irregular, elevated patches and severe itching; hives.
urticarial
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a word derived from
urticaria.
Example Sentences
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“Of importance, she reported a penicillin allergy, having developed urticarial as a child after exposure to the antibiotic. She had not been exposed to penicillin since then.”
From Fox News ● Nov. 7, 2019
The mucous membrane of the mouth and throat may also be the seat of wheals and urticarial swellings.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Usually erythematous, but may be urticarial, erythemato-papular, and even purpuric.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
There is rarely any systemic disturbance, and, as a rule, no subjective symptoms; in exceptional cases an urticarial element is added—purpura urticans.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
She also has other neurotic manifestations, especially of an urticarial character, that are equally interesting.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
