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lichen sclerosus

lichen sclerosus noun: a chronic inflammatory skin disease, often affecting the genitals.

Noun

lichen sclerosus (uncountable)

  1. A chronic inflammatory skin disease, often affecting the genitals.
    • So when, in 2018, a gynecologist recommended a vulval biopsy to check for signs of cancer, she hesitated. The doctor suspected that the whitish speck of skin that Gillian had found next to her clitoris was lichen sclerosus, a skin condition that is usually benign.2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    LS

Synonyms of lichen sclerosus

Questions about lichen sclerosus

What does lichen sclerosus mean?
Lichen sclerosus means a chronic inflammatory skin disease, often affecting the genitals.
What part of speech is lichen sclerosus?
Lichen sclerosus is a noun.

Words near lichen sclerosus in the dictionary

  1. lichee
  2. lichees
  3. lichen
  4. lichen moth
  5. lichen planus
  6. lichen sclerosus
  7. lichen simplex chronicus
  8. lichen spinulosus
  9. lichenaceous
  10. lichenan
  11. lichenans

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