Eczema

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 See also

English

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".

Noun

eczema

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.

Derived terms

• eczematous

See also

• dermatitisio:eczema

pl:eczema zh:eczema