urtication
- noun
- /ˌərtɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
urticaria
- The doctor diagnosed the red, itchy patches as urtication caused by an allergic reaction.
Examples
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Insect bites often result in urtication that can be relieved with antihistamines.
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After eating shrimp, she developed urtication on her arms and legs.
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She developed an itchy urtication after eating shellfish.
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The doctor diagnosed him with urtication due to an allergic reaction.
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After eating shrimp, she developed urtication on her arms and legs.
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Insect bites often result in urtication that can be relieved with antihistamines.
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The doctor diagnosed the red, itchy patches as urtication caused by an allergic reaction.
Synonyms
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2.7
A group of red spots on the skin caused by illness or allergy
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3.0
A red, itchy area on the skin that may have spots or bumps
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9.5
Itchy, raised red bumps on the skin that often appear after eating certain foods or taking medicine
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4.9
Raised red or swollen patches that suddenly appear on the skin
Itchy skin reaction that makes raised pale spots with red edges after contact with certain plants or other allergens
Raised itchy red bumps on the skin that appear after an allergic reaction
How Itchy
Surface Forms
Morphology
urtication = urticate (opaque) = urtic + ation
Although morphologically regular, the sense 'an itchy rash with raised weals (hives)' is a specialized medical meaning that B1 learners are unlikely to derive from the obscure base form.
Etymology
Urtication comes from the Latin urtica 'nettle' and from urere 'to burn', since nettles cause red, raised, itchy bumps when they touch the skin. So urtication is used for an itchy rash or 'hives' that looks like many nettle stings.