Eczema
//ˈɛk.sɪm.ə// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.; Synonym of atopic dermatitis. countable, uncountable, usually
- 2 generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages wordnet
- 3 A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.; Synonym of dermatitis. countable, sometimes, uncountable
Example
More examples"The 5% topical solution was ineffective at reducing eczema outbreaks."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin eczema, from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă, “cutaneous eruption”), from ἐκζέω (ekzéō, “to boil out, break out”) + -μᾰ (-mă, nominal suffix).
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