eczema

CEFRC1

/ˈɛk.sɪm.ə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A skin condition causing dry, itchy, and sore patches.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • I'm getting eczema on my hands again.

  • The 5% topical solution was ineffective at reducing eczema outbreaks.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɛɡ.zɪm.ə/
  • /ˈɛks.mə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of atopic dermatitis.

  2. Synonym of dermatitis.

More examples

In context

  • This soap is causing eczema on my hands.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin eczema, from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă, “cutaneous eruption”), from ἐκζέω (ekzéō, “to boil out, break out”) + -μᾰ (-mă, nominal suffix).