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湿疹 (しっしん, shisshin) Japanese meaning: eczema | Kotomora
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My eczema is so bad I can't sleep at night.
I got medicine for my rash from the doctor.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 湿しっ 疹しん ができる a rash/eczema develops on (a part of the body)
I got a rash on my arm and it's itchy.
湿しっ 疹しん が 出で る a rash breaks out
I break out in a rash when I use this cosmetic.
湿しっ 疹しん が 悪あっ 化か する the rash worsens
The rash got worse after I stopped applying the medicine.
湿しっ 疹しん を 治なお す to cure/treat a rash
I had my rash treated at a dermatology clinic.
湿しっ 疹しん をかく to scratch a rash
I ended up scratching the rash, which made it even redder.
Related words 皮膚炎 is the broader clinical term for skin inflammation, while 湿疹 specifically refers to eczema-type rashes with redness and itching.
かぶれ is a rash caused by contact with a specific irritant, whereas 湿疹 is the general term covering many causes of eczema.
湿疹 names a specific rash-like eruption (eczema), whereas 皮膚病 is the general category term for skin diseases of any kind.
Don't confuse with· 6 じんましん (hives) are raised, itchy welts that appear and disappear suddenly, unlike the more chronic, scaly patches of 湿疹.
あせも is heat rash caused by blocked sweat glands, a specific and usually short-lived condition, unlike the broader term 湿疹.
湿疹 (also read しっしん) means a skin rash or eczema, a completely different meaning from 失神's loss of consciousness despite the identical reading.
Show 3 more Written forms 湿しっ 疹しん Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; used in medical and everyday contexts.
しっしん Usage 4%
Etymology Compound of 湿 (しつ, 'moisture') and 疹 (しん, 'rash'). The reading しっしん results from gemination of つ before し.
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湿疹 is eczema, a different skin condition, whereas 湿 in its medical sense refers specifically to scabies caused by mites.
湿疹 (eczema) names a specific inflammatory skin condition with its own medical cause, while 吹き出物 is a vague, general term for any visible bump or spot.
肌荒れ is a general, everyday word for skin that looks or feels bad, while 湿疹 is a medical term for a specific inflammatory skin condition (eczema/rash) that a doctor would diagnose.
