Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lichen sclerosus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lichen s-cle-ro-sus
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chronic inflammatory skin disease, often affecting the genitals.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So when, in 2018, a gynecologist recommended a vulval biopsy to check for signs of cancer, she hesitated. The doctor suspected that the whitish speck of skin that Gillian had found next to her clitoris was lichen sclerosus, a skin condition that is usually benign."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

LS

Questions

What does lichen sclerosus mean?: A chronic inflammatory skin disease, often affecting the genitals.

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