eczema

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɛk.sɪm.ə/, /ˈɛks.mə/, /ˈɛɡ.zɪm.ə/, /ˈɛɡz.mə/
• (GA) IPA: /ɪɡˈziː.mə/, /ˈɛɡ.zəm.ə/, /ˈɛk.səm.ə/

Noun

eczema

1. A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.

Translations

• French: eczéma, exéma
• German: Ekzem
• Italian: eczema
• Portuguese: eczema
• Russian: экзе́ма
• Spanish: eczema, eccema

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