| lichenification |
Thickening of the epidermis. Lichenified skin looks dry and leathery, and the normal skin markings are exaggerated. Repeated rubbing and scratching can produce lichenification.
Ãâó: www.lamasbeauty.com/glossary/glossary_L.htm
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| lichen |
Lichen is a plant-like growth that is actually a result of a fungus and algae living together. It grows very slowly, lives for a long time, looks like moss or a crusty dry leaf and can grow on bare rock or soil. Lichen is an important food source for caribou.
Ãâó: www.trentu.ca/nwhp/glossary.shtml
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| lichen |
a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga giving rise to a separate thallus or organism.
Ãâó: web.mala.bc.ca/bakker/Biol122/Week1.htm
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| lichen |
Combination of algae and fungus, appears to be an individual.
Ãâó: www.world-of-fungi.org/Mostly_Mycology/Jon_Dixon/g...
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| lichen a. |
the most common form of cutaneous amyloidosis, characterized by the symmetrical distribution over the extensor surfaces of the lower extremities, thighs, dorsal feet, and lower back of translucent, yellow to brown, dome-shaped, discrete pruritic papules; the chest, shoulders, and skin of the abdominal walls may be involved later. Called also lichen amyloidosus.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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