eczema

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable, usually) 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.
2. (countable, sometimes, uncountable) 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.

Synonyms

rash

dermatitis

itch

mange

ringworm

scabies

tetter

inflammation

herpes

skin disorder

eruption

acne

Translations

eczéma

eczema

Ekzem

eccema

eczema

eczeem

eczema

mayasıl

èczema

أَكْزِيمَا

egzama

έκζεμα

بیرۆ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛk.sɪm.ə/

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).