eczema
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin eczema, from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzema, “cutaneous eruption”), from ἐκζέω (ekzéō, “to boil out, break out”) + -μᾰ (-ma, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɪm.ə/, /ˈɛks.mə/, /ˈɛɡ.zɪm.ə/, /ˈɛɡz.mə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzi.mə/, /ˈɛɡ.zəm.ə/, /ˈɛk.səm.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɛksɪmə, -ɛɡzɪmə, -iːmə
Noun edit
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
- (usually) Synonym of atopic dermatitis
Usage notes edit
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 .
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Translations edit
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References edit
- “eczema”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “eczema”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἔκζεμα (ékzema).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eczema m (plural eczemi)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzema).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeɡ.ze.ma/, [ˈɛɡd̪͡z̪ɛmä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈeɡ.d͡ze.ma/, [ˈɛɡd̪͡z̪emä]
Noun edit
eczema n (genitive eczematis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | eczema | eczemata |
Genitive | eczematis | eczematum |
Dative | eczematī | eczematibus |
Accusative | eczema | eczemata |
Ablative | eczemate | eczematibus |
Vocative | eczema | eczemata |
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμα (ékzema).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -emɐ
- Hyphenation: ec‧ze‧ma
Noun edit
eczema m (plural eczemas)
- (dermatology, pathology) eczema (acute or chronic inflammation of the skin)
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Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
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eczema f
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /eɡˈθema/ [eɣ̞ˈθe.ma]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /eɡˈsema/ [eɣ̞ˈse.ma]
- Rhymes: -ema
- Syllabification: ec‧ze‧ma
Noun edit
eczema m (plural eczemas)
- Alternative spelling of eccema
Further reading edit
- “eczema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014