necrobiosis lipoidica

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   skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus

   Synonymsnecrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

   Broaderskin disease

Questions about necrobiosis lipoidica

What does necrobiosis lipoidica mean?

necrobiosis lipoidica means "skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus".

What is another word for necrobiosis lipoidica?

Close synonyms include necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum. 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 necrobiosis lipoidica a common word?

necrobiosis lipoidica 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.