eczema
n. uncountablen. a medical condition that makes your skin dry, red, and very itchy. It is not something you can catch from other people.
n. a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by pruritus, erythema, and scaly patches. Often associated with an overactive immune response or genetic predisposition.
She uses a special cream to treat her eczema.
Stress and certain soaps can cause a sudden flare-up of his eczema.
While the exact cause remains unknown, researchers believe that eczema involves a combination of environmental triggers and a weakened skin barrier that allows moisture to escape.
Learned borrowing from Latin eczema, from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă, “cutaneous eruption”), from ἐκζέω (ekzéō, “to boil out, break out”) + -μᾰ (-mă, nominal suffix).
Uncountable when referring to the medical condition; occasionally used as a countable noun when referring to specific types or instances of the rash.