[ˈɛks(ɪ)mə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a medical condition in which patches of skin become rough and inflamed with blisters which cause itching and bleeding


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Origin:
mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein ‘boil over, break out’, from ek- ‘out’ + zein ‘boil’