DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does discoid lupus erythematosus mean? 

• DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (noun)
  The noun DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS has 1 sense:

1. a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose

  Familiarity information: DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

discoid lupus erythematosus; DLE

Hypernyms ("discoid lupus erythematosus" is a kind of...):

autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)

lupus (any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease)