hives

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/haɪvz/

Definition of hives

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

“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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noun

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

“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.”
(form-of, plural)plural of hive

verb

(form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of hive

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Uncertain, but frequently connected with heave, even if such a derivation is phonologically difficult.

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