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Puberty was not kind to me. I had acne, eczema and had a stye in my eye, so it was quite hard to go in to somewhere where the majority were boys. At that age, they were quite vocal about what they thought of your looks.
Sophie Wu

Meaning of "eczema" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ECZEMA

From New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ek- out + zein to boil.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ECZEMA

eczema  [ˈɛksɪmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECZEMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eczema is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECZEMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eczema

Dermatitis

Dermatitis or eczema is inflammation of the skin. It is characterized by itchy, erythematous, vesicular, weeping, and crusting patches. The term eczema is also commonly used to describe atopic dermatitis or atopic eczema. In some languages, dermatitis and eczema are synonyms, while in other languages dermatitis implies an acute condition and eczema a chronic one. The term eczema is broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions. These include dryness and recurring skin rashes that are characterized by one or more of these symptoms: redness, skin swelling, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. Areas of temporary skin discoloration may appear and are sometimes due to healed injuries. Scratching open a healing lesion may result in scarring and may enlarge the rash. Treatment is typically with moisturizers and steroid creams. If these are not effective, creams based on calcineurin inhibitors may be used. The disease was estimated as of 2010 to affect 230 million people globally.

Definition of eczema in the English dictionary

The definition of eczema in the dictionary is a skin inflammation with lesions that scale, crust, or ooze a serous fluid, often accompanied by intense itching or burning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECZEMA


anima
ˈænɪmə
cinema
ˈsɪnɪmə
climber
ˈklaɪmə
disclaimer
dɪsˈkleɪmə
dulcimer
ˈdʌlsɪmə
Fatima
ˈfætɪmə
gamer
ˈɡeɪmə
maxima
ˈmæksɪmə
pessima
ˈpesɪmə
polymer
ˈpɒlɪmə
primer
ˈpraɪmə
Proxima
ˈprɒksɪmə
Quadragesima
ˌkwɒdrəˈdʒɛsɪmə
Quinquagesima
ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə
Septuagesima
ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛsɪmə
Sexagesima
ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪmə
simmer
ˈsɪmə
timer
ˈtaɪmə
ultima
ˈʌltɪmə
Zimmer
ˈzɪmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECZEMA

ectypography
ECU
Ecua.
Ecuador
Ecuadoran
Ecuadorean
Ecuadorian
ecuelle
ecumenic
ecumenical
ecumenical council
ecumenicalism
ecumenically
ecumenicism
ecumenicist
ecumenicity
ecumenism
ecumenist
eCycling
eczematous

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECZEMA

Alma-Tadema
anathema
barium enema
bema
diastema
edema
emblema
emphysema
empyema
enema
erythema
facial eczema
myxedema
oedema
schema
Shema
Tema
the cinema
thema
ulema

Synonyms and antonyms of eczema in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eczema» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECZEMA

Find out the translation of eczema to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eczema from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eczema» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

湿疹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eczema
570 millions of speakers

English

eczema
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक्जिमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اِكْزِيـما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экзема
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eczema
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চর্মরোগবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eczéma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ekzema
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hautausschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

湿疹
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

습진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eczema
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bệnh Eczema
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எக்ஸிமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इसब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

egzama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eczema
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

egzema
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екзема
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eczemă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έκζεμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ekseem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eksem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eksem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eczema

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECZEMA»

The term «eczema» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.717 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECZEMA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eczema

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2 QUOTES WITH «ECZEMA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eczema.
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Sophie Wu
Puberty was not kind to me. I had acne, eczema and had a stye in my eye, so it was quite hard to go in to somewhere where the majority were boys. At that age, they were quite vocal about what they thought of your looks.
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Peter York
I often find myself worrying about celebrities. It's an entirely caring thing; it's not like the people who commission those photographs with cruel arrows to go on the covers of the celebrity magazines. The photographs show botched plastic surgery, raging eczema, weight gain and horrible clothes for maximum schadenfreude.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECZEMA»

Discover the use of eczema in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eczema and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Eczema Diet: Eczema-safe food to stop the itch and ...
One in five children suffers from eczema. • There are more than 6 million eczema sufferers in the United Kingdom, and 31.6 million people have eczema in the United States. • There are 1 million eczema sufferers in Australia and almost 6 ...
Karen Fischer, 2014
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Atopic Dermatitis: The Epidemiology, Causes and Prevention ...
A wide-ranging account of the epidemiology of atopic eczema, its prevalence and possible causes.
Hywel C. Williams, 2000
3
Understanding Childhood Eczema
What about the other children? Am I neglecting my partner or myself? Lots of people will offer you advice when your child has eczema. Understanding Childhood Eczema will help you decide what is best for your child, your family and you.
Penny Titman, 2003
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Handbook of Atopic Eczema
All physicians will find this book most helpful in the painstaking search for the individual causal or eliciting factors.
Johannes Ring, Bernhard Przybilla, Thomas Ruzicka, 2006
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Eczema Ayf
How many people are affected by eczema? It is very difficult to answer this precisely as there are so many different types of eczema. Skin disease in general can make up around 15% of the workload of a GP, and a third of this is down to ...
Mitchell & Hepplewhite, Tim Mitchell, Alison Hepplewhite, 2006
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Eczema-Free for Life
Rid yourself of eczema forever! Based on new research, this book has everything the millions of eczema sufferers need to know to free themselves from unbearable itching and unsightly rashes.
Adnan Nasir, Priscilla Burgess, 2005
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The Eczema Solution
This is much easier said than done which is why The Eczema Solution provides foolproof techniques to break, and then replace, the scratching habit.
Sue Armstrong-Brown, 2002
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The Complete Guide To Eczema And Psoriasis:
Written in plain English "The Complete Guide To Eczema And Psoriasis" will help give you some peace of mind by answering those probing questions about how to control your skin condition.
Robert Ashe
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Encyclopedia of Family Health
Questions and Answers My five-year-old son has eczema. I am told it may get better as he gets older. Is this true? Half the children who suffer from eczema when they are young have grown out of it by the time they are six. In most other cases it ...
David B. Jacoby, R. M. Youngson, 2004
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Eczema in childhood: the facts
In this well-illustrated book aimed at both parents and affected children, Dr Atherton explains the latest in what is known about the causes, the treatments available, and the effects on the child and family's life.
David J. Atherton, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECZEMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eczema is used in the context of the following news items.
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Naturopath arrested by Child Abuse Squad after eczema treatment …
A naturopath who allegedly prescribed an alternate eczema treatment for an eight-month-old baby which left him so malnourished he almost ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Top tips for dry skin and eczema
Keep dry itchy skin well moisturised with a natural eczema skin cream such as http://frogleaf.co.uk/The anti- inflammatory properties of this ... «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
November launch for NZ's first eczema phone support group
New Zealand's first free phone support group for eczema patients launches on November 14 with a summit and seminar – one day before ... «New Zealand Doctor Online, Jul 15»
4
Probiotics 101
More than just a squeaky clean gut, probiotics can help treat yeast infections, urinary tract infections and eczema by boosting the amount of ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
5
Brilliant hypertext fiction designer Porpentine is selling a story …
The compilation is called Eczema Angel Orifice, and it's currently available on Itchio and Steam Greenlight. It may also be the first short story ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
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6 Reasons Your Skin Is Blotchy — And How to Fix It
Even worse: If you develop an uncomfortable rash, you're probably dealing with eczema. The telltale sign is pink, scaly patches in areas where ... «GoodHousekeeping.com, Jul 15»
7
11-year-old girl is suffering from rare sunlight allergy
While some doctors brushed it off and told Savannah that it was probably eczema, that diagnosis didn't explain the insane burning that the ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
8
Closing Update: U.S. Markets End Near Session Lows After Fed …
... swelling and cracked skin associated with atopic dermatitis and eczema was approved for a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
9
Itching For Relief: A Mom's Journey to Soothing Her Son's Eczema
At three months of age, Tristan was diagnosed with eczema. Although he never had that super soft baby skin I was expecting at birth, his dry ... «Allergic Living, Jul 15»
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Eczema Orifice Angel collects the lovely, disturbing text games of …
But her newly new games compilation Eczema Angel Orifice finally collects all of her greatest hits in one place at the price of five dollars, along ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Eczema [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eczema>. Apr 2024 ».
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