eczema
part of speech
noun (eczema, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Eczema is a common skin condition that makes patches of skin dry, red, cracked and very itchy. tree →
2) It often starts in babies and children, may come and go, and can be made worse by things like soap, heat, stress or some foods. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health lessons and everyday life, eczema is something many children have; it is not catching, so you cannot get it from touching someone. People treat it with creams (emollients), avoiding triggers and not scratching. Being kind about someone's skin is part of PSHE. Phrases: have eczema, eczema flare-up, eczema cream, atopic eczema.
examples
- My little sister has eczema on her elbows. tree →
- Eczema is not catching, so you can still hold hands. tree →
- He puts cream on his eczema every night. tree →
- Hot baths can make eczema worse. tree →
- Her eczema flared up when she was worried about tests. tree →
- Try not to scratch eczema, even though it itches. tree →
- Some children grow out of their eczema. tree →
- The doctor gave her a special cream for her eczema. tree →
note
Uncountable: «She has eczema», not «an eczema». Pronounced «EK-zuh-muh» (UK) or «eg-ZEE-muh» (US). Spelling trap: e-c-z-e-m-a, with the tricky «cz». Myth: eczema is not caused by being dirty and it is not contagious.
In the corpora
- Eczema, food allergy, hay fever and asthma often come together in the same child, because the immune system is extra sensitive.
- Eczema, food allergy, hay fever and asthma often run together in families and in the same child.
- Thick moisturisers called emollients every day, and steroid creams for flare-ups used as the doctor says, keep eczema calm.
- Nobody did anything wrong to get eczema; it often runs in families together with asthma and hay fever.
- In eczema the skin barrier doesn't hold water well, so the skin dries, cracks and lets irritants in.
Trees and pragmatics
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