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Etymology
From Gr. έκζεμα (ekzema), from Ancient Greek prefix εκ-
(ek-) �out, from�, from έκ (ek) �out of, forth from� + ζέμα (zema) �that which is boiled, decoction�, from ζέ� (zeo) �to boil, to seethe�.

Noun
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1. An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious.

Translations

Crimean Tatar: mayasıl
Czech: ekzém m
Dutch: eczeem
Esperanto: ekzemo
French: eczéma
German: Ekzem
Italian: eczema#Italian|eczema m
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب�ر�
Ido: ekzemo
Polish: egzema f, wyprysk m
Russian: �кзема
Swedish: eksem
Spanish: eczema#Spanish|eczema m

Derived terms
eczematous

See also
dermatitis

Category:Scripps winning words

Italian
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Noun
it-noun|eczem|m|a|i

1. eczema#English|eczema

Derived terms
eczematoso

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Spanish
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Noun
eczema m

1. eczema#English|eczema

Category:Diseases

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