urtication

[ ur-ti-key-shuhn ]

nounPathology.

the development or eruption of urticaria.

Origin of urtication

1645–55; <Medieval Latin urtīcātiōn- (stem of urtīcātiō) a stinging, equivalent to urtīcāt(us) (see urticate) + -iōn--ion

Words Nearby urtication

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How to use urtication in a sentence

In a medical point of view, urtication, or stinging with nettles, is a practice not sufficiently appreciated.
Curiosities of Medical Experience | J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

British Dictionary definitions for urtication

urtication

/ (ˌɜːtɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

a burning or itching sensation
another name for urticaria

a former method of producing counterirritation of the skin by beating the area with nettles

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