discoid lupus erythematosus

1. 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

   SynonymsDLE

   Broaderlupusautoimmune disease

Questions about discoid lupus erythematosus

What does discoid lupus erythematosus mean?

discoid lupus erythematosus means "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".

What is another word for discoid lupus erythematosus?

Close synonyms include DLE. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is discoid lupus erythematosus a common word?

discoid lupus erythematosus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.