lichen planus

1. 1.

   an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs

   Synonymslichen ruber planus

   Broaderlichen

Questions about lichen planus

What does lichen planus mean?

lichen planus means "an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs".

What is another word for lichen planus?

Close synonyms include lichen ruber planus. 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 lichen planus a common word?

lichen planus 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.