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noun-plural. A skin condition characterized by intensely itching welts and caused by an allergic reaction to internal or external agents, an infection, or a nervous condition. Also called nettle rash, urticaria.

n. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.

n. Plural form of hive.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hive.

n. The croup.

n. An eruptive disease (Varicella globularis), allied to the chicken pox.

n. Laryngitis.

n. Urticaria and (loosely) other skin affections. See urticaria.

n. 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

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efflorescence    rash    skin rash    roseola    hypersensitivity reaction   

nettle-rash    urticaria   

hive   

Dives    Ives    arrives    chives    deprives    derives    dives    drives    fives    knives