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skeeter syndrome

skeeter syndrome noun: a type of localized severe allergic reaction to mosquito bites, caused by allergenic polypeptides in mosquito saliva, consisting of inflammation, peeling skin, hives, ulceration, and sometimes fever.

Noun

skeeter syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A type of localized severe allergic reaction to mosquito bites, caused by allergenic polypeptides in mosquito saliva, consisting of inflammation, peeling skin, hives, ulceration, and sometimes fever.
    • In the morning I am awakened by what I assume are ambulances but which are allegedly cicadas. My left ankle is swollen with two mosquito bites. I suffer from “skeeter syndrome,” which means mosquito bites on my skin distend to tumoral degrees and erupt in tiny welts.2022 November 26, Virginia Feito, “Sweating Through a Honeymoon in Paradise”, in The New York Times

Origin of skeeter syndrome

From slang skeeter (“a mosquito”).

Questions about skeeter syndrome

What does skeeter syndrome mean?
Skeeter syndrome means a type of localized severe allergic reaction to mosquito bites, caused by allergenic polypeptides in mosquito saliva, consisting of inflammation, peeling skin, hives, ulceration, and sometimes fever.
What part of speech is skeeter syndrome?
Skeeter syndrome is a noun.

Words near skeeter syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Skeete
  2. skeeted
  3. skeeter
  4. skeeter hawk
  5. skeeter hawks
  6. skeeter syndrome
  7. skeetered
  8. skeetering
  9. skeeters
  10. Skeetes
  11. skeeting

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