nec·ro·bi·o·sis li·poi·d'i·ca

, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

a condition, in many cases associated with diabetes, in which one or more yellow, atrophic, shiny lesions develop on the legs (typically pretibial); characterized histologically by indistinct areas of necrosis in the cutis.

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nec·ro·bi·o·sis li·poi·di·ca

, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (nek'rō-bī-ō'sis li-poyd'i-kă, dī-ă-bet'i-kōr'ŭm)

A condition often associated with diabetes, in which one or more yellow, atrophic lesions develop on the legs.

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