urticaria

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Hives are also known as urticaria, and they cause raised white or yellow, itchy wheals surrounded by an area of red inflammation.

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  1. noun See hives.

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  • Mast cells (MCs) have been reported to play an important role in allergic diseases, such as urticaria and bronchial asthma. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Postcapillary vessel separation  Histamine induced edema (urticaria) - Agonism can cause bronchoconstriction Katzung. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria Clinical Presentation Chronic urticaria is a disease consisting of spontaneous pruritic welts, present on all or most days for more than 6 weeks - —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Anaphylactoid reactions characterized by symptoms such as pruritus, urticaria, angioedema, and dyspnea requiring medical treatment have been reported in clinical trials with bupropion.
  • Could anyone out there tell me for example if the homeopathic treatment response rate for urticaria (or anything) is say 20\%? —  Irish Blogs
 

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  1. New Latin urticāria, from Latin urtica, nettle.

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  1. = French urticaire, from New Latin urticaria, nettle-rash, from Latin urtica, a nettle: see Urtica.
 

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/ərtɪˈkeɪriə/
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