Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lichen_planus

1 sense of lichen planus

Sense 1
lichen planus, lichen ruber planus -- (an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs)
       => lichen -- (any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks)