eczema
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.
Related words
- eczematization
- atopic eczema
- eczema madidans
- eczema rubrum
- eczematous
- eczemalike
- eczema marginatum
- eczematic
- eczemic
- eczematoid
- antieczema
- housewife's eczema
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἔκζεμᾰ" (cutaneous eruption).
Where this comes from
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