Main Entry:

ec·ze·ma

Pronunciation:

\ig-ˈzē-mə, ˈeg-zə-mə, ˈek-sə-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein to erupt, from ex- out + zein to boil — more at ex-, yeast

Date:

circa 1753

: an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened

— ec·zem·a·tous \ig-ˈze-mə-təs\ adjective