urticaria

Meanings

Plural: urticarias

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

hives, nettle rash, nettle-rash, urtication

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 13

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