eczema

== English == === Alternative forms === eczma (uncommon) === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɪm.ə/, /ˈɛks.mə/, /ˈɛɡ.zɪm.ə/, /ˈɛɡz.mə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzi.mə/, /ˈɛɡ.zəm.ə/, /ˈɛk.səm.ə/ Rhymes: -ɛksɪmə, -ɛɡzɪmə, -iːmə === Noun === eczema (countable and uncountable, plural eczemata or eczemas) (biology, medicine) 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. (usually) Synonym of atopic dermatitis. Hypernym: dermatitis (sometimes) Synonym of dermatitis. Hypernym: dermatosis ==== Usage notes ==== Usually, the word eczema refers to a specific kind of dermatitis, although the definitions of eczema and dermatitis are not universally standardized. For an explanation, see Dermatitis § Terminology on WikipediaWikipedia . ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “eczema”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “eczema”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἔκζεμα (ékzema). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ekˈd͡zɛ.ma/ Rhymes: -ɛma Hyphenation: ec‧zè‧ma === Noun === eczema m (plural eczemi) eczema ==== Derived terms ==== eczematoso == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛɡ.zɛ.ma] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛɡ.d͡ze.ma] === Noun === eczema n (genitive eczematis); third declension eczema ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem). ==== Descendants ==== → English: eczema (learned) → Ukrainian: екзе́ма (ekzéma) (learned) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin eczema, from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμα (ékzema). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -emɐ Hyphenation: ec‧ze‧ma === Noun === eczema m (plural eczemas) (dermatology, pathology) eczema (acute or chronic inflammation of the skin) ==== Derived terms ==== eczematoso === Further reading === “eczema”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “eczema”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “eczema”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “eczema”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “eczema”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ekˈzema] === Noun === eczema f definite nominative/accusative singular of eczemă == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡˈθema/ [eɣ̞ˈθe.ma] (Spain) IPA(key): /eɡˈsema/ [eɣ̞ˈse.ma] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ema IPA(key): /ekˈtsema/ [ekˈt̪se.ma] Rhymes: -ema Syllabification: ec‧ze‧ma === Noun === eczema m (plural eczemas) alternative form of eccema ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “eczema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025