ALLERGIC ECZEMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does allergic eczema mean? 

• ALLERGIC ECZEMA (noun)
  The noun ALLERGIC ECZEMA has 1 sense:

1. eczema caused by an allergic reaction

  Familiarity information: ALLERGIC ECZEMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALLERGIC ECZEMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eczema caused by an allergic reaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allergic eczema"):

baker's eczema (allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers)

 Context examples 

Atopic dermatitis, a common inflammatory skin condition also known as allergic eczema, affects nearly 20 percent of children, 30 percent of whom also have food allergies.

(Scientists identify unique subtype of eczema linked to food allergy, National Institutes of Health)