eczema: [18] A person suffering from eczema has a skin that is, in a rather gruesome metaphor, ‘boiling over’. The word comes from Greek ékzema ‘eruption’, a compound formed from the prefix ek- ‘out’ and the verb zein ‘boil, ferment’. This in turn goes back to the Indo-European base *jes-, source also of Sanskrit yas- ‘boil, foam’, Welsh ias ‘boiling’, and English yeast. => yeast
eczema (n.)
1753, from Greek ekzema, literally "something thrown out by heat," from ekzein "to boil over, break out," from ek "out" (see ex-) + zein "to boil," from PIE root *yes- "to boil, foam, bubble" (see yeast). Said to have been the name given by ancient physicians to "any fiery pustule on the skin" [Chambers' "Cyclopaedia"].
实用例句
1. Eczema is a common skin complaint which often runs in families.
湿疹是一种常见的皮肤病，通常具遗传性。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He has a simplistic view of the treatment of eczema.
他对湿疹治疗的看法过于简单化。
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3. He grew out of his eczema as he got older.
他长大后湿疹就好了.
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4. A range of ointments and creams is available for the treatment of eczema.
有一系列治疗湿疹的油膏和乳膏可以买到。
来自柯林斯例句
5. It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
