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/ˌɜɹtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/ · noun
(pathology) Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions..
"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.
Use urticaria when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Urticaria means (pathology) Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions..
Common synonyms include hives, nettle-rash, urtication, nettle rash.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"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."
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