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noun

Eczema n. (Med.) 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.

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Words linked to "Eczema" : skin disease, eczema vaccinatum, eczema marginatum, disease of the skin, baker's eczema, eczema herpeticum, dermatitis, eczema hypertrophicum, atopic eczema, lichtenoid eczema, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption, skin disorder, seborrheic eczema, allergic eczema, chronic eczema