eczema

n. inflammatory skin disease

Eczema is a form of dermatitis, or inflammation of the upper layers of the skin. The term "eczema" is broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions. These include dryness and recurring skin rashes characterized by one or more of these symptoms: redness, skin edema, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. Areas of temporary skin discoloration are sometimes due to healed lesions, although scarring is rare.
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Eczema /ec·ze·ma/ a pruritic papulovesicular dermatitis characterized early by erythema, edema associated with a serous exudate in the epidermis and [more]Eczema - Community and Resources

Noun
1. generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
(hypernym) skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder, skin problem, skin condition
(hyponym) dermatitis

n. eczema, inflammatory skin disease