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eczema

/ɪɡˈzi.mə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
eczema
IPA
/ɪɡˈzi.mə/
19
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪɡˈzi.mə/
  • British English: /ˈɛk.sɪm.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

eczemata (plural) eczemas (plural) eczma (alternative, uncommon)

Derived Forms

antieczema eczemalike eczematic eczematization eczematoid eczematous eczemic

Phrases

atopic eczema eczema madidans eczema marginatum eczema rubrum eczema-thrombocytopenia-immunodeficiency syndrome housewife's eczema

Synonyms

atopic dermatitis dermatitis

Rhymes With

lima prima schema fema edema emphysema pima erythema oedema bima extrema thelema

Questions

How do you pronounce eczema?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzi.mə/.
What does eczema mean?
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.
Where does eczema come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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