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LICHEN PLANUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs
Synonyms:
lichen planus; lichen ruber planus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lichen planus" is a kind of...):
lichen (any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks)
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