NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA

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 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

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 disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)