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ec·ze·ma 
[ek-suh-muh, eg-zuh-, ig-zee-] Pronunciation Key
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[ek-suh-muh, eg-zuh-, ig-zee-] Pronunciation Key –noun Pathology.
| an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter. |
[Origin: 1745–55; < NL < Gk ékzema, equiv. to ek- ec- + ze- (s. of zeǐn to boil, ferment) + -ma n. suffix]
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| ec·ze·ma
(ěk'sə-mə, ěg'zə-, ĭg-zē'-) Pronunciation Key
n. A noncontagious inflammation of the skin, characterized chiefly by redness, itching, and the outbreak of lesions that may discharge serous matter and become encrusted and scaly. [New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein, to break out, boil over : ek-, out; see ecto- + zein, to boil; see yes- in Indo-European roots.] ec·zem'a·tous (ěg-zěm'ə-təs, -zē'mə-təs, ĭg-) adj. |
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eczema
eczema
1753, from Gk. ekzema, from ekzein "to boil out," from ek "out" + zema "boiling," from zein "to boil," from PIE base *jes-. Said to have been the name given by ancient physicians to "any fiery pustule on the skin."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| eczema | |
noun | |
| generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| eczema
(ěk'sə-mə) Pronunciation Key
An acute or chronic noncontagious inflammation of the skin, often caused by allergy and characterized by itching, scaling, and blistering.
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eczema ec·ze·ma (ěk'sə-mə, ěg'zə-, ĭg-zē'-)
n.
An acute or chronic noncontagious inflammation of the skin, characterized chiefly by redness, itching, and the outbreak of lesions that may discharge serous matter and become encrusted and scaly.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Eczema
Ec"ze*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kzema; "ek out + zei^n to boil.] (Med.) An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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