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Definition of Hives

1. Noun. An itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs.

Definition of Hives

1. n. The croup.

Definition of Hives

1. Noun. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions. ¹

2. Noun. (plural of hive) ¹

3. Verb. (third-person singular of hive) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hives

1. hive [v] - See also: hive

Medical Definition of Hives

1. This allergic skin eruption is characterised by multiple, circumscribed, smooth, raised, pinkish, itchy weals that can develop very suddenly almost anywhere on the body. Have also been known to develop in response to cold, heat, animal dander, insect bites, pollen or stress. Treatment often includes antihistamines and adrenaline. Some individuals may also be given corticosteroids. Synonym: urticaria. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hives

Literary usage of Hives

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"The ingenuity of man has devised a great variety of bee hives, which may be conveniently classified as follows : 1. Those which do not admit of enlargement ..."

2. American Agriculturist (1846)
"From six hives procured several years ago, he has only one now remaining, ... Having spoken of the effects of too small hives, I will now give my experience ..."

3. The American Agriculturist (1846)
"THE only covering or roofing necessary for hives placed as before described, is a couple of boards, say 15 inches wide, fastened together with stout leather ..."

4. The Life of North American Insects by Benedict Jaeger, Henry C. Preston (1859)
"THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BEE-hives.—As wild bees, in the forests of all countries, make use of hollow trees for their dwellings, it was natural that the ..."

5. The Genesee Farmer (1849)
"hives, he.—I have concluded to take up the practical part of my subject without further delay, ne this part is of the most importance to the majority of ..."

6. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1848)
"Most people seem to think the greater number of hives they can count, ... I have all my hives strongly peopled, that they may not only repel an enemy, ..."

7. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820)
"The method of uniting bee-hives, as practised by M. Huish, except in the hands of a ... Feeling the want of some safe and effectual mode of uniting hives, ..."

8. The Bee-keeper's Guide: Or Manual of the Apiary by Albert John Cook (1882)
"Yet, without question, some hives are far superior to others, and for certain uses, and with certain persons, some hives are far preferable to others, ..."

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