eczema

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noun

Synonym of atopic dermatitis.

Similar
atopic dermatitisdermatitis
OriginLatin eczema ← Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ →
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Meanings

nouneczema (countable and uncountable, plural eczemata or eczemas)

plural eczemata · plural eczemas · alternative uncommon eczma

  1. 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.
    1. countableuncountableusuallybiologySynonym of atopic dermatitis.

      Synonyms: atopic dermatitis

    2. countablesometimesuncountablebiologySynonym of dermatitis.

      Synonyms: dermatitis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of atopic dermatitis.

Similar
atopic dermatitis

nounSynonym of dermatitis.

Similar
dermatitis
Also see
atopic dermatitis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔκζεμᾰ“cutaneous eruption”
  2. Latineczema
  3. Englisheczema

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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Translations

Ancient Greek ἔκζεμα
  • ἔκζεμα (ékzema)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Arabic أَكْزِيمَا
  • أَكْزِيمَا (ʔakzīmā)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Bengali কাউর, বিখাউজ
  • কাউর (kaur)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • বিখাউজ (bikhauj)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • উকা (uka)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Chinese Cantonese 濕疹 /溼疹 /湿疹
  • 濕疹 /溼疹 /湿疹acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Chinese Mandarin 濕疹 /溼疹 /湿疹
  • 濕疹 /溼疹 /湿疹 (shīzhěn)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Czech lišej, ekzém
  • lišejacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • ekzémacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Danish eksem
  • eksemacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Dutch eczeem, eczema
  • eczeemacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • eczemaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Esperanto ekzemo
  • ekzemoacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Finnish ekseema, rohtuma
  • ekseemaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • rohtumaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
French eczéma, exéma
  • eczémaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • exémaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
German Ekzem, Flechte
  • Ekzemacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • Flechteacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Hungarian ekcéma
  • ekcémaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Icelandic exem
  • exemacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Indonesian eksem
  • eksemacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Italian eczema
  • eczemaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Japanese 湿疹
  • 湿疹 (shisshin)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Korean 습진
  • 습진 (seupjin)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Malay ekzema
  • ekzemaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Māori harehare, pāpaka
  • harehareacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • pāpakaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • hareacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Norwegian Bokmål eksem
  • eksemacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Polish egzema, wyprysk
  • egzemaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • wypryskacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Portuguese eczema
  • eczemaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Romanian eczemă
  • eczemăacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Russian экзе́ма
  • экзе́ма (ekzɛ́ma)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Spanish eczema, eccema
  • eczemaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • eccemaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Swedish eksem
  • eksemacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Turkish egzama, mayasıl
  • egzamaacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
  • mayasılacute or chronic inflammation of the skin
Ukrainian екзе́ма
  • екзе́ма (ekzéma)acute or chronic inflammation of the skin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eczema

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Cite this entry
APA

eczema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eczema

MLA

“eczema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eczema. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eczema,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eczema.

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