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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
- 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
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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