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urticaria — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
  • rash adj Acting too quickly without thinking through the consequences.

Senses

urticaria is used for these senses in English:

  • nettle Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
  • rash (dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.
  • urticaria (diseases) Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.

nettle — full definition

  1. noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
  2. verb To irritate or annoy someone.

rash — full definition

  1. adj Acting too quickly without thinking through the consequences.
  2. noun An area of irritated, reddened skin, sometimes with bumps or blisters.
  3. noun A sudden series of similar events, usually unwelcome ones.

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