meaning of eczema
1. 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.
2. generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
Related Words
eczema | eczema herpeticum | eczema hypertrophicum | eczema marginatum | eczema vaccinatum | eczematous |
