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NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA

Dictionary entry overview: What does necrobiosis lipoidica mean?

• NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA (noun)
The noun NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA has 1 sense:

1. skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus

Familiarity information: NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

necrobiosis lipoidica; necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

Hypernyms ("necrobiosis lipoidica" is a kind of...):

disease of the skin; skin condition; skin disease; skin disorder; skin problem (a disease affecting the skin)

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