eczema
nounHow many syllables in eczema?
There are 3 syllables in the word eczema.How to pronounce eczema:
Definition of eczema:
- eczema (noun):
- generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages.
- an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened
Synonyms for eczema:
allergic eczema
chronic eczema
dermatitis
disease of the skin
eczema herpeticum
eczema hypertrophicum
eczema vaccinatum
lichtenoid eczema
skin disease
skin disorder
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