LICHEN RUBER PLANUS

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ruber 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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