atopic dermatitis

noun

An atopic, hereditary, and non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the skin.

Meanings

nounatopic dermatitis (usually uncountable, plural atopic dermatitides)

plural atopic dermatitides

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineAn atopic, hereditary, and non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the skin.

    Synonyms: atopic eczema, eczema

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn atopic, hereditary, and non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the skin.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech atopický ekzém
  • atopický ekzémskin disease
Finnish atooppinen ekseema
  • atooppinen ekseemaskin disease
French dermatite atopique
  • dermatite atopiqueskin disease
Italian dermatite atopica
  • dermatite atopicaskin disease
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