urtication

noun — 3 senses

noun

Etymology Ultimately from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences The development of urticaria (hives).

The sensation of being stung by nettles.

Medicine, Sciences Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis).

The Romans had frequent recourse to urtication to arouse the sexual appetite.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 240:

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