NETTLE RASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nettle rash mean? 

• NETTLE RASH (noun)
  The noun NETTLE RASH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: NETTLE RASH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NETTLE RASH (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 ("nettle rash" 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)