ec·ze·ma ( k s -m, gz-,  g-z -)n. A noncontagious inflammation of the skin, characterized chiefly by redness, itching, and the outbreak of lesions that may discharge serous matter and become encrusted and scaly. [New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein, to break out, boil over : ek-, out; see ecto- + zein, to boil; see yes- in Indo-European roots.] ec·zem a·tous (g-zm-ts, -zm-ts, g-) adj. |
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