ECZEMA


Meaning of ECZEMA in English

/ ˈeksɪmə; NAmE ɪgˈziːmə/ noun

[ U ] a skin condition in which areas of skin become red, rough and sore

••

WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek ekzema , from ekzein boil over, break out, from ek- out + zein boil.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.