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Urticaria


Urˊti-ca′ri-a

,
Noun.
[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.

Definition 2024


urticaria

urticaria

See also: urticária

English

Noun

urticaria (countable and uncountable, plural urticarias)

  1. (pathology) Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions

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Spanish

Noun

urticaria f (plural urticarias)

  1. urticaria