eczema

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Hypernyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Greek έκζεμα (ekzema), from Ancient Greek prefix εκ- (ek-), “‘out, from’”), from έκ (ek), “‘out of, forth from’”) + ζέμα (zema), “‘that which is boiled, decoction’”), from ζέω (zeo), “‘to boil, to seethe’”).

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eczema (uncountable)

1. An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious.

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• dermatitis

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• eczematous

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Wikipedia ^it

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eczema m. (plural eczemi)

1. eczema

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• eczematoso

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eczema m. (plural eczemas)

1. eczema