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Urticaria

Urticaria Meaning & Definition
Urticaria Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Urticaria?

[n] an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Urticaria: hives | nettle rash | urtication

Related Terms | Find terms related to Urticaria:

See Also | efflorescence | hypersensitivity reaction | rash | roseola | skin rash

Urticaria In Webster's Dictionary

\Ur`ti*ca"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Urtica}.] (Med.) The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo.

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