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NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus
Synonyms:
necrobiosis lipoidica; necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("necrobiosis lipoidica" is a kind of...):
disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)