ALL meanings of eczema
ec·ze·ma
E e - noun eczema disease: inflamed skin 1
- noun eczema an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter. 1
- noun eczema A medical condition in which patches of skin become rough and inflamed, with blisters that cause itching and bleeding, sometimes resulting from a reaction to irritation (eczematous dermatitis) but more typically having no obvious external cause. 1
- noun 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. It is noncontagious. 0
- uncountable noun eczema Eczema is a skin disease which makes your skin itch and become sore, rough, and broken. 0
- noun eczema a skin inflammation with lesions that scale, crust, or ooze a serous fluid, often accompanied by intense itching or burning 0
- noun eczema a noncontagious skin disorder of unknown cause, characterized by inflammation, itching, and the formation of scales 0