eruption

(e-rup’shun) [L. crup’tio a breaking out]. 1. The act of breaking out, appearing, or becoming visible. 2. A visible lesion of the skin due to disease, and marked by redne , prominence, or both. bullous e., an eruption of large blebs or blisters. creeping e., a peculiar skin eruption having the feature of traversing the surface and due to the presence of a parasitic larva (probably of the genus Gus trop hilus), which burrows beneath the skin. Called also Ayponomoderma, larva migrans, and derma my it as is linear is migruns wstrosa. Crustaceous 6., an eruption consisting of crusts. drug-e. See dermatitis medic a mentos a. erythematous e., an eruption consisting of patches of redne . iodin @., an eruption on the skin resulting from the internal use of iodin. macular @., an eruption in the form of spots, and due to hemorrhage, congestion, or pigmentation. medicinal e., an eruption due to the ingestion of medicines; a drug-eruption. papular e., an eruption of small solid elevations. petechial e., an eruption in spots, due to hemorrhage. pustular e., an eruption of pustules. scaly e., squamous @., an eruption consisting of scales. serum @., an eruption or exanthem following the injection of a serum. tubercular @., an eruption of large clevations.