Meaning

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

    Nesselausschlag, Nesselfieber, Nesselsucht

    крапи́вницаkrapívnica, крапи́вная сыпьkrapívnaja sypʹ, крапи́вная лихора́дкаkrapívnaja lixorádka

More definitions
  • 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

Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from New Latin urtīcāria, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”) + -āria.

Borrowed from New Latin urtīcāria, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”) + -āria.

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Forms

plural: urticarias
Singularurticaria
Pluralurticarias

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:urticationhivesnettle rash

Word family

5 related words

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