English Dictionary

skeeter syndrome

noun

(medicine) 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.

My daughter developed skeeter syndrome after getting bitten by a mosquito.

意味（1）

(medicine) 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.