eczema

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages

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).

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