eczema
Synonym of atopic dermatitisA 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.: Synonym of atopic dermatitis.
» Tom has eczema.
У Тома дерматит.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
(countable, uncountable, usually)Synonym of atopic dermatitis.
Ekzem, Flechte
экзе́маekzɛ́ma
екзе́маekzéma
(countable, sometimes, uncountable)Synonym of dermatitis.
- generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
Examples
11 sentencesTom has eczema.
У Тома дерматит.
How long have you had eczema?
ruКак давно у вас экзема?
I'm getting eczema on my hands again.
Sami was so neglectful of his eczema.
This soap is causing eczema on my hands.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin eczema, from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă, “cutaneous eruptioLearned 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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Forms
plural: eczemata / eczemasSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable