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lichenification

[lahy-ken-uh-fi-key-shuhn]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.

  2. a patch of skin so hardened.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lichenification1

First recorded in 1890–95; lichen + -i- + -fication

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