eczema
ec·zema
noun
1.
generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin eczema, from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă, “cutaneous eruption”), from ἐκζέω (ekzéō, “to boil out, break out”) + -μᾰ (-mă, nominal suffix).
Phrases
- atopic eczema
- eczema madidans
- eczema marginatum
- eczema rubrum
- eczema-thrombocytopenia-immunodeficiency syndrome
- housewife's eczema
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