ECZEMA


Meaning of ECZEMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ig-ˈzē-mə, ˈeg-zə-mə, ˈek-sə- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein to erupt, from ex- out + zein to boil — more at ex- , yeast

Date: circa 1753

: an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened

• ec·zem·a·tous ig-ˈze-mə-təs adjective

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