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urtication
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun urtication has 2 senses
- urtication(n = noun.state) hives, nettle rash, urticaria - 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; Array is a kind of efflorescence, rash, roseola, skin rash, hypersensitivity reaction
- urtication(n = noun.cognition) Array - a sensation of having been stung by nettles; Array is a kind of cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation
Derived form verb urticate2
CIDE DICTIONARY
urtication, n.
The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis. [1913 Webster]
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