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DLE

DLE

9.9
A long-lasting skin disease that makes red scaly patches on the cheeks and nose, mainly in women
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The doctor explained that DLE is marked by red lesions on the cheeks and nose, typical in patients with the disease.

Examples

  • We don't have long until that guard comes to-dle, Noodle.

    Wonka (2023)

  • Now you've got a name that's brand new-dle -

    Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)

  • The impulse is given by dLE > 0, symbolizing increased GDP losses in case of a shortfall of electricity supplies.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Seal's appearance is the classic example of the condition DLE, which causes red lesions on the skin.

  • Women aged 20 to 40 are most commonly diagnosed with DLE, a chronic skin disease that produces painful lesions.

Synonyms

discoid lupus erythematosus
vsDLE
  • Specialized
9.9

A long-lasting skin condition that makes red patches on the cheeks and bridge of the nose

is the abbreviated form used instead of the full medical name

Surface Forms

DLE singular
DLEs plural

Etymology

DLE is the short form of discoid lupus erythematosus. The name breaks into discoid 'disk-shaped', lupus 'wolf', and erythematosus 'redness', so it reminds you of a skin disease that causes round red patches, often on the cheeks and nose.