eczema

  • 61eczema — ec·ze·ma || eksɪmÉ™ n. inflammatory skin disease …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 62eczema — [ ɛksɪmə, ɛkzɪmə] noun a medical condition in which patches of skin become rough and inflamed with blisters which cause itching and bleeding. Derivatives eczematous ɛk zi:mətəs, ɛk zɛm adjective Origin C18: mod. L., from Gk ekzema, from ekzein… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 63eczema — s. m. infiammazione cutanea, eruzione cutanea, rash, eritema, esantema, dermatosi, erpete …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 64eczema — noun (U) a condition in which your skin becomes dry, red, and swollen …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 65eczema — ec·ze·ma …

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  • 66eczema — UK [ˈeksɪmə] / US [ˈeksəmə] / US [ɪɡˈzɪmə] noun [uncountable] a medical condition that makes your skin dry, sore, and itchy …

    English dictionary

  • 67eczema — [ˈeksɪmə] , American [ɪgˈziːmə] noun [U] a medical condition that makes your skin dry, sore, and ITCHY …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 68eczema — ec•ze•ma [[t]ˈɛk sə mə, ˈɛg zə , ɪgˈzi [/t]] n. pat an inflammatory condition of the skin accompanied by itching and the exudation of serous matter • Etymology: 1745–55; < NL < Gk ékzema=ekze(în) to break out (of disease) ec•zem′a•tous… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 69eczema — /ˈɛksəmə / (say eksuhmuh), /ˈɛksmə/ (say eksmuh) noun an inflammatory disease of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter. {New Latin, from Greek, from ekzeīn boil out, break out (of a disease, etc.) –eczematous… …

  • 70eczema —    A chronic dermatitis, more common in those with thin skin or allergies of an atopic or IgE mediated type, and often clearly and distinctly aggravated by emotional stress …

    Herbal-medical glossary