eczema (redirected from miliary eczema)

ec·ze·ma  (ks-m, gz-, g-z-)

n.

A noncontagious inflammation of the skin, characterized chiefly by redness, itching, and the outbreak of lesions that may discharge serous matter and become encrusted and scaly.

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[New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein, to break out, boil over : ek-, out; see ecto- + zein, to boil; see yes- in Indo-European roots.]

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ec·zema·tous (g-zm-ts, -zm-ts, g-) adj.

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eczema [ek-sim-a, ig-zeem-a]

Noun

Pathol a condition in which the skin becomes inflamed and itchy [Greek ek- out + zein to boil]

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eczema  (ks-m)

An acute or chronic noncontagious inflammation of the skin, often caused by allergy and characterized by itching, scaling, and blistering.

Thesaurus

Noun

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eczema - generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder - a disease affecting the skin dermatitis - inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters allergic eczema - eczema caused by an allergic reaction eczema herpeticum - eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesicles; most common in children eczema vaccinatum, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption - a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles chronic eczema, eczema hypertrophicum, lichtenoid eczema - eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines

Translations

eczema [ˈɛksɪmə] n → eczema m

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eczema [ˈɛksɪmə] n → eczéma m

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eczema [ˈɛksɪmə] n → Ekzem nt

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eczema [ˈɛksɪmə] n → eczema m