Definition of Urticaria

1. Noun. 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.


Definition of Urticaria

1. n. 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.

2. n. 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 of Urticaria

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Medical Definition of Urticaria

1. A transient condition of the skin, usually caused by an allergic reaction, characterised by pale or reddened irregular, elevated patches and severe itching, hives. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Urticaria

Ursus thibetanus
Ursus ursinus
urtext
urtexts
Urth
urtica
Urtica
Urticaceae
urticaceous
urtical
Urticales
urticant
urticant
urticants
urticaria (current term)
urticaria (current term)
urticarial
urticarial
urticarial fever
urticarial vasculitis
urticarias
urticaria acuta
urticaria bullosa
urticaria chronica
urticaria conferta
urticaria endemica
urticaria factitia
urticaria febrilis
urticaria haemorrhagica
urticaria maculosa

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