urticaria
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urticaria
- /ˌɜɹtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/ US
- /ˌɜːtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin urtīcāria, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”) + -āria.
noun urticarias
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Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.
"And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain."
Similar: hives, nettle-rash
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noun medical condition
| Español | urticaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 두드러기 dudeureogi |
| 日本語 | 蕁麻疹 jinmashin |
| 中文 | 蕁麻疹 /荨麻疹 xúnmázhěn |
| Português | urticária |
| Français | urticaire |
| Deutsch | Nesselausschlag, Nesselfieber, Nesselsucht, Urtikaria |
| Italiano | orticaria |
| Română | urticarie, blândă |
| Русский | крапи́вница krapívnica, крапи́вная сыпь krapívnaja sypʹ, крапи́вная лихора́дка krapívnaja lixorádka |
| Tiếng Việt | mề đay, phong ngứa |
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title = {urticaria},
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