lichen ruber planus

1. 1.

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

   Synonymslichen planus

   Broaderlichen

Questions about lichen ruber planus

What does lichen ruber planus mean?

lichen ruber 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 ruber planus?

Close synonyms include lichen 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 ruber planus a common word?

lichen ruber 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.