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Eczema
Ec"ze*ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kzema; "ek out + zei^n to boil.] (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.
The noun Eczema has 1 senses
1. eczema -- generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
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