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Webster 1913 Edition

Urtication

Urˊti-ca′tion

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Noun.

(Med.)

The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; – sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.

Definition 2024

urtication

urtication

English

Noun

urtication ‎(plural urtications)

(pathology) the development of urticaria (hives)
The sensation of being stung by nettles
(medicine) Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis)