urticaria

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

ur·ti·car·i·a

(ûr′tĭ-kâr′ē-ə)

[New Latin urticāria, from Latin urtica, nettle.]

ur′ti·car′i·al adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

urticaria

(ˌɜːtɪˈkɛərɪə)

(Pathology) a skin condition characterized by the formation of itchy red or whitish raised patches, usually caused by an allergy. Nontechnical names: hives or nettle rash

[C18: from New Latin, from Latin urtīca nettle]

ˌurtiˈcarial, ˌurtiˈcarious adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hives

(haɪvz)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)

a transient eruption of large, itchy wheals on the skin usu. caused by an allergic reaction; urticaria.

[1490–1500; orig. Scots; of obscure orig.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

urticaria - 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

hives, nettle rash, urtication

rash, roseola, skin rash, efflorescence - any red eruption of the skin

hypersensitivity reaction - an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock

Translations

urticaria

urticaire

orticaria

urticaria

[ˌɜːtɪˈkɛərɪə] N → urticaria f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ur·ti·car·i·a

n. urticaria, erupción cutánea gen. alérgica que se manifiesta con ronchas rosáceas, se acompaña de picazón intensa y puede producirse por un factor interno o externo;

___ pigment → ___ pigmentosa.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

urticaria

n urticaria

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

A new global guideline on chronic urticaria (UC) has recommended Novartis' (VTX: NOVN) Xolair (omalizumab) as an add-on therapy for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) for patients who are not responding to antihistamines, the company disclosed on Tuesday.

New global chronic urticaria guideline recommends Novartis' Xolair

M2 PHARMA-March 6, 2018-New global chronic urticaria guideline recommends Novartis' Xolair

New global chronic urticaria guideline recommends Novartis' Xolair

The little girl suffers from what doctors diagnosed as aquagenic urticaria or a reaction to water that causes her to break out in hives that are described as "blistery rashes" on a (https://www.gofundme.com/ivylynn) GoFundMe set up for her by her mother.

A Minnesota Toddler Who Suffers From Aquagenic Urticaria Is Allergic To Water

Chronic urticaria is a common skin disorder characterized by recurrent hives lasting more than six weeks or hives that recur over several months or years [1, 2].

Whole Exome Sequencing and Molecular Modeling of a Missense Variant in TNFAIP3 That Segregates with Disease in a Family with Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema

Urticaria is a common cutaneous disease, where the chronic form affects around 1% of general population and has an important impact in the quality of life.

Dietary Habits in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Evaluation of Food as Trigger of Symptoms Exacerbation

I was surprised to hear of a woman who was labelled infectious and avoided by everyone because each day her face, lips and eyes swelled up due to a condition that turned out to be chronic idiopathic urticaria, which isn't at all contagious.

Finding the triggers for your 'nettle rash'

For instance, there's a type that exercise can bring on, called cholinergic urticaria. I traced a hairdresser's hives to contact with water, and she had to change her job.

Dr Miriam Stoppard: What is triggering your 'nettle rash'; Hives affects up to one in five people in the UK, and those with the chronic form, less than one in 100, can have flare-ups lasting several weeks

Ben-Shoshan's research project entitled, 'Investigating Treatment of Children with Chronic Hives' will assess sociodemographic and clinical factors, as well as biomarkers, associated with treatment outcomes with antihistamines and omalizumab in children with chronic urticaria.

Nuvo Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Aralez Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. and the Canadian Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Foundation Announce Research Grant Award Winner

AN ESTIMATED HALF A MILLION adults are living with chronic urticaria in the United States, according to an analysis of a database of over 55 million individuals.

Chronic urticaria population identified

Allakos announced positive Phase 2 results for AK002 in patients with Xolair refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria, or CSU.