nummular

adjective

num·​mu·​lar ˈnəm-yə-lər How to pronounce nummular (audio)
: characterized by circular or oval lesions or drops
nummular dermatitis

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What are the most common nummular eczema symptoms? Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022 Antihistamines at night: For itchy skin that keeps you up at night—which can often happen with atopic or nummular eczema—your provider may recommend taking oral antihistamines (a common allergy treatment) before bed. Health Editorial Team, Health, 17 Mar. 2023 Doctors generally treat nummular dermatitis with drugs to reduce inflammation and itchiness, the AAD says. Korin Miller, SELF, 31 May 2018 Experts aren’t 100 percent sure why people get nummular dermatitis, but risk factors include having injured your skin in some way, having very dry skin, living in a cold, dry area, or having some other form of eczema like atopic dermatitis. Korin Miller, SELF, 31 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin nummulāris "resembling a coin in shape," from Latin nummulus "coin, (plural) money" (diminutive of nummus "a silver two-drachma coin of southern Italy, any of various later coins, piece of money, coin") + -āris -ar; nummus probably borrowed from Greek nómimos "conforming to custom or law, lawful, legitimate" (as originally modifying sēstertius sesterce or a like word), from nómos "custom, convention, law" + -imos, adjective suffix — more at nomothetic

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nummular was in 1839

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“Nummular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nummular. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

nummular

adjective
num·​mu·​lar ˈnəm-yə-lər How to pronounce nummular (audio)
1
: circular or oval in shape
nummular lesions
2
: characterized by circular or oval lesions or drops
nummular dermatitis
nummular sputum
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