Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Conversion of a portion of the skin, usually about the flexures of the joints, into a condition resembling lichen planus.
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- noun
epidermal thickening characterized by visible and palpable thickening of the skin with accentuated skin markings.
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Examples
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Finally, he will look for the signs of lichenification - a solidifying of the skin that is common in eczema sufferers.
EzineArticles 2010
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Patients suffer from recurrent flares of intense itching, dryness and redness of the skin, with weeping of clear fluid in the acute stage, and skin thickening (lichenification) in the chronic stage.
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Patients suffer from recurrent flares of intense itching, dryness and redness of the skin, with weeping of clear fluid in the acute stage, and skin thickening (lichenification) in the chronic stage.
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Patients suffer from recurrent flares of intense itching, dryness and redness of the skin, with weeping of clear fluid in the acute stage, and skin thickening (lichenification) in the chronic stage.
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Patients suffer from recurrent flares of intense itching, dryness and redness of the skin, with weeping of clear fluid in the acute stage, and skin thickening (lichenification) in the chronic stage.
MaryW commented on the word lichenification
HealthlineMay 18, 2018