n.
Pronunciation: ig- ' z ē -m ə , ' eg-z ə -m ə , ' ek-s ə -
Function: 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- ' ze-m ə -t ə s \ adjective