cutireaction

cutireaction

 [ku″tĭ-re-ak´shun] an inflammatory or irritative reaction of the skin, occurring in certain infectious diseases, or on application or injection of a preparation of the organism causing the disease.

cu·ti·re·ac·tion

(kyū'ti-rē-ak'shŭn) The inflammatory reaction to a skin test in a sensitive (allergic) subject. [L. cutis, skin, + reaction]