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n. The formation or development of hives.

n. The sensation of having been stung by nettles.

n. A lashing with nettles formerly used to treat a paralyzed part of the body.

n. the development of urticaria (hives)

n. The sensation of being stung by nettles

n. Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis)

n. The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.

n. The action or result of urticating or stinging; a stinging or nettling operation or effect; specifically, the whipping of a benumbed or paralytic limb with nettles, in order to restore its feeling.

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

n. a sensation of having been stung by nettles

"The stinging effect of the true Nettle is caused by an acrid secretion contained in minute vesicles at the base of each of the stiff hairs; and _urtication_, or flogging, with Nettles, is an old external remedy, which was long practised for chronic rheumatism, and loss of muscular power."

efflorescence    rash    skin rash    roseola    hypersensitivity reaction