atopic dermatitis

English

Noun

atopic dermatitis (usually uncountable, plural atopic dermatitides)

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

Synonyms

• atopic eczema; eczema (see explanation)

Hypernyms

• dermatitis

Translations

skin disease

• Czech: atopický ekzém (cs) m
• Finnish: atooppinen ekseema
• French: dermatite atopique (fr) f
• Italian: dermatite atopica f