noun
hives
HYVZ/hˈaɪvz/
An itchy skin rash with raised welts.
The woman scratches the raised hives on her exposed forearm.
Etymology
The term is recorded for an itchy skin condition, but its origin is unknown. Some writers connect it with heave because the welts rise from the skin, though that proposal has difficult sound correspondences.
In context
the way you know an allergic rash is it has these irregular kind of margins it's slightly raised and it's itchy that definition is we call it hives
More examples
- The itchy hives on my arms fade by morning.
- Stress sometimes gives him hives.
- She develops hives after taking the new medication.
Forms
hives
Similar words
- urticaria
- Urticaria is the medical term for the same rash.
- rash
- Rash covers many skin eruptions, not just raised, itchy welts.