ECZEMA HERPETICUM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesicles; most common in children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("eczema herpeticum" is a kind of...):

eczema (generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages)

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