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Hives

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Noun

1. hives, nettle rash, urticaria, urtication

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hives

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noun
(functioning as singular or plural) pathology a nontechnical name for urticaria

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Hives

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noun
[with sing. or pl. verb]
an allergic skin condition characterized by itching, burning, stinging, and the formation of smooth patches, or wheals, usually red; urticaria

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hives

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pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
A rash characterized by intensely itching welts, triggered by the release of histamine and caused by an allergic response to any of multiple agents or conditions, including food, drugs, and infections. Also called nettle rash, urticaria.

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