lichen
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(lī′kĕn )
[Gr. leichēn, lichen]
1. Any form of papular skin disease, esp. lichen planus.
2. In botany, any of numerous plants consisting of a fungus growing symbiotically with algae. They form characteristic scaly or branching growths on rocks or barks of trees.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Lichen." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764028/all/lichen.
Lichen. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764028/all/lichen. Accessed September 15, 2019.
Lichen. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764028/all/lichen
Lichen [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 September 15]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764028/all/lichen.
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