Definition of eczema Eczema
/ɛˈksʌmʌ/ - [eksumu] - ec•ze•ma
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NounPlural: eczemas |
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| eczema - generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages | ||
| disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder a disease affecting the skin | ||
| dermatitis inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters | ||
| allergic eczema eczema caused by an allergic reaction | ||
| eczema herpeticum eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesicles; most common in children | ||
| eczema vaccinatum, kaposi's varicelliform eruption a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles | ||
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Wiktionary 
- eczema (Noun)
An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- eczema (n.)
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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eczema
An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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eczema
ek′ze-ma, n. a common skin disease, in which the affected portion of the skin is red, and is covered with numerous small papules, which speedily turn into vesicles.—adj. Eczem′atous. [Gr., from ekzein—ek, out, zeein, to boil.]
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🔤- eczema, noun, singular of eczemas.
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