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rash

In medicine, eruption on the surface of the skin. It is usually raised and red or it may contain vesicles filled with fluid. It may also be scaly or crusty. Characteristic rashes are produced by infectious diseases, such as chickenpox, measles, German measles, and scarlet fever. The severity of the rash usually reflects the severity of the disease. Rashes are also produced as an allergic response to stings from insects and plants. These are often alleviated by antihistamines and they usually resolve within a few days.

Chronic rashes are present in patients with some skin diseases, such as eczema and psoriasis.
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"I am the Rash Act," was the sepulchral reply; "you may commit me.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
But being upheld by powers, to which the human mind cannot reach, I shall speak no more of them, because, being exalted and maintained by God, it would be the act of a presumptuous and rash man to discuss them.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
He hoped she had not acted upon her rash impulse; and he begged her to consider first, foremost, and above all else, what people would say.
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