| NOUN | state | eczema | generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin |
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| Sounds | eh'ksahmah | |
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| Rhymes | Alabama ... Yuma: 82 rhymes with mah... | |
| Meaning | generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages / stages. | |
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| Narrower | allergic eczema | eczema caused by an allergic reaction |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin | |
| eczema herpeticum | eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesicles | |
| eczema vaccinatum, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption | A now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles | |
| lichtenoid eczema, chronic eczema, eczema hypertrophicum | eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines | |
| Broader | skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder | A disease affecting the skin |
| Spanish | eccema, eczema | |
| Catalan | èczema | |
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