ec·ze·ma (?k?s?-m?, ?g?z?-, ?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-z?m??-t?s, -z??m?-t?s, ?g-) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.eczema (??ks?m?; ???zi?m?) n (Pathology) pathol a skin inflammation with lesions that scale, crust, or ooze a serous fluid, often accompanied by intense itching or burning[C18: from New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ek- out + zein to boil; see yeast] eczematous adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ec?ze?ma (??k s? m?, ??g z?-, ?g?zi-) n. an inflammatory condition of the skin accompanied by itching and the exudation of serous matter. [1745?55;