1. 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
   - urticaria, hives, nettle rash 
2. A sensation of having been stung by nettles

Derived forms: urtications

See also: urticate

Type of: cutaneous sensation, efflorescence, haptic sensation, hypersensitivity reaction, rash, roseola, skin rash, skin sensation

Encyclopedia: Urtication

• KL
• Klaipeda
• Klamath
• Klamath Falls
• Klamath River
• klammath weed
• Klan
• Klansman
• Klaproth
• klatch
• klatsch
• Klaus Fuchs
• klavern
• screw pine
• screw propeller
• screw thread
• screw tree
• screw wrench
• screw-loose
• screw-pine family
• screw-topped
• screwball
• screwballer
• screwbean
• screwbean mesquite