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2009 Apr 8

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noun, pathol a skin inflammation with lesions that scale, crust, or ooze a serous fluid, often accompanied by intense itching or burning

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eczema by Collins

  1. 1) noun, pathol a skin inflammation with lesions that scale, crust, or ooze a serous fluid, often accompanied by intense itching or burning

Etymology

C18: from New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ek- out + zein to boil; see yeast

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