urticaria

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• ""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.""
• "So when I was diagnosed with a fairly difficult-to-treat disease called idiopathic angioedema and chronic urticaria (a fancy way of saying we don’t know why you swell and hey, enjoy the 24/7 hives) six months ago, I wasn't quite sure how to cope."