eczema

eczema definition - medical

ec·ze·ma (ĕkˈsə-mə, ĕgˈzə-)

noun
An acute or chronic 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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