WordNet
chronic eczema
n. eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines [syn: lichtenoid eczema, eczema hypertrophicum]
Usage examples of "chronic eczema".
It has been used from remote ages for the skin diseases of animals, and more recently in medicine for psoriasis and chronic eczema.
Sanguinaria root is chiefly used as an expectorant for chronic bronchitis and as a local application in chronic eczema, specially when secondary to varicose ulcers.
It is a readysolvent for chemical drugs and is used externally for chronic eczema as oil, ointment, and soap.