eczema

eczema is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages

Common word forms

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