Definition of Urtication. Meaning of Urtication. Synonyms of Urtication

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Definition of Urtication

Urtication
Urtication Ur`ti*ca"tion, n. (Med.) The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.

Meaning of Urtication from wikipedia

- Urticating hairs or urticating bristles are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by numerous plants, almost all New World tarantulas, and various...
- in humans and other mammals. The Gr**** physician Dioscorides noted the urtication caused by the pine-dwelling pityokampē caterpillar, the name meaning "Aleppo...
- believed to be a galactagogue – a substance that promotes lactation. Urtication, or flogging with nettles, is the process of deliberately applying stinging...
- Irish word for 'itch' (tochas), giving aodh thochais, 'burning itch' or 'urtication' - (Foclóir Gaeilg-Béarla, eds Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Niall Ó Dónaill,...
- Roques, Alain (31 January 2017). "Processionary Moths and ****ociated Urtication Risk: Global Change–Driven Effects". Annual Review of Entomology. 62 (1):...
- Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400846900. 1.) Frazer. “The Cause of Urtication Produced by Larval Hairs of Arctia Caja .” Wiley Online Library, https://onlinelibrary...