a. ? Obs. [ad. mod.L. urticōs-us, f. L. ūrtīca URTICA.]
1. ‘Full of nettles’ (Bailey, 1721).
2. Path. Marked or characterized by minute red, itching pimples.
1822. Good, Study Med., IV. 553. Most of these remarks apply equally to the urticose variety [of lichenous rash].
