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DLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does DLE mean?
• DLE (noun)
The noun DLE 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: DLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("DLE" 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)
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