eczema

noun
🔊/ˈeksmə/
🔊/ɪɡˈziːmə/, 🔊/ˈeksɪmə/
[uncountable]
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  1. a skin condition in which areas of skin become red, rough and itchy湿疹
    • Many cases of childhood eczema may be due to allergy to cow’s milk.许多儿童湿疹病例可能是由于对牛奶过敏。
    Topics Illnessc2
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein ‘boil over, break out’, from ek- ‘out’ + zein ‘boil’.