Meaning of Hives | Babel Free

Definitions

Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.

plural, plural-normally

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Examples

“So when I was diagnosed with a fairly difficult-to-treat disease called idiopathic angioedema and chronic urticaria (a fancy way of saying we don’t know⟳ why you swell and hey, enjoy⟳ the 24/7 hives) six months ago, I wasn't quite sure how to cope.”

“When she recovers enough to look⟳ down at her arms [...] she blinks to see⟳ them covered in faint, but rising, puffy welts. Hives. She's breaking out in hives.”

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