eczema (redirected from watery 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

1.

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

eczema [ˈɛksɪmə] n → eczéma m

eczema [ˈɛksɪmə] n → Ekzem nt

eczema [ˈɛksɪmə] n → eczema m

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eczema

n eczema [ˈeksimə]

a type of skin disease in which there is an itchy rash. ekseem إكْزيما (مَرَض) екзема ekzém eksem; udslæt das Ekzem έκζεμα eczema ekseem اگزما؛ سودا rohtuma eczéma אֶקזֶמָה पामा, छाजन, एकजिमा ekcem ekcéma eksim exem eczema しっしん 습진 egzema ekzēma ekzema exzeem eksem egzema eczema eczemă экзема ekzém izpuščaj ekcem eksem โรคเรื้อนกวาง egzama 濕疹 екзема چھاجن ، داد bệnh chàm 湿疹