eczema
noun /ˈeksmə/
/ɪɡˈziːmə/, /ˈeksɪmə/
[uncountable]- a skin condition in which areas of skin become red, rough and itchy
- Many cases of childhood eczema may be due to allergy to cow’s milk.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein ‘boil over, break out’, from ek- ‘out’ + zein ‘boil’.