URTICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does urtication mean? 

• URTICATION (noun)
  The noun URTICATION has 2 senses:

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

2. a sensation of having been stung by nettles

  Familiarity information: URTICATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• URTICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hives; nettle rash; urticaria; urtication

Hypernyms ("urtication" is a kind of...):

efflorescence; rash; roseola; skin rash (any red eruption of the skin)

hypersensitivity reaction (an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sensation of having been stung by nettles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("urtication" is a kind of...):

cutaneous sensation; haptic sensation; skin sensation (a sensation localized on the skin)

Derivation:

urticate (sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation)