[ 'ɛksɪmə , 'ɛkzɪmə ]
■ noun a medical condition in which patches of skin become rough and inflamed with blisters which cause itching and bleeding.
Derivatives
~tous ɛk'zi:mətəs , ɛk'zɛm- adjective
Origin
C18: mod. L., from Gk ekzema , from ekzein 'boil over, break out'.