eczema
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From Ancient Greek ἔκζεμα (ekzema), from ἐκ (ek, “out of, forth from”) + ζέμα (zema, “that which is boiled, decoction”), from ζέω (zeo, “to boil, to seethe”).
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eczema (countable and uncountable; plural eczemata or eczemas)
- 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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acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
[edit] Italian
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eczema m. (plural eczemi)
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[edit] Spanish
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eczema m. (plural eczemas)
- Alternative spelling of eccema.
