eczema
ig-ZEE-muh/ɪɡˈzi.mə/UKEK-sim-uh/ˈɛk.sɪm.ə/
- 1A skin problem that makes skin red and itchy, with wet blisters that turn crusty and flaky. You cannot catch it.
My little brother's eczema makes the skin behind his knees red and itchy.
Her eczema looks sore, with crusty patches on her hands, but you can't catch it from her.
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Origin
It comes from Latin eczema, from a Greek word meaning a skin eruption, based on a verb meaning 'to boil out' or 'break out'.