Etymology

eczema

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Today it means: Synonym of atopic dermatitis. Full definition →

Latin eczema ← Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔκζεμᾰ“cutaneous eruption”
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromeczema
  3. English todayeczema

Learned borrowing from Latin eczema, from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă, “cutaneous eruption”), from ἐκζέω (ekzéō, “to boil out, break out”) + -μᾰ (-mă, nominal suffix).

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