(medicine) The process whereby the skin becomes leathery and hardened; often the result of chronic pruritis and the irritation produced by scratching or rubbing eruptions.
lichenification
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(lī′ken·ə·fə′kā·shən)
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(lī-kĕn'ə-fĭ-kā'shən, lī'kə-nə-)
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Thickening of the skin with hyperkeratosis caused by chronic inflammation resulting from prolonged scratching or irritation.
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