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Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.
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Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
The reasons for this discrepancy aren’t clear, but the answer could be tied to other discoid eczema risk factors.
—Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
Dermatologists sometimes refer to this eczema type as discoid eczema, another reference to its signature circular marks.
—Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
Opah are discoid fish, meaning they are shaped like large discs.
—oregonlive, 15 July 2021
This type of eczema—often called nummular eczema or discoid eczema—happens after some kind of skin injury (like a bug bite, burn, or cut), SELF previously reported.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Oct. 2020
It can also be used to treat discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 22 May 2020
In addition to malaria, the drug can also be used to treat acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 19 May 2020
When 23-year-old Jokiva Bellard was diagnosed with discoid lupus five years ago, she was devastated.
—Hayley MacMillen, Allure, 23 Jan. 2018
Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
The reasons for this discrepancy aren’t clear, but the answer could be tied to other discoid eczema risk factors.
—Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
Dermatologists sometimes refer to this eczema type as discoid eczema, another reference to its signature circular marks.
—Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
Opah are discoid fish, meaning they are shaped like large discs.
—oregonlive, 15 July 2021
This type of eczema—often called nummular eczema or discoid eczema—happens after some kind of skin injury (like a bug bite, burn, or cut), SELF previously reported.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Oct. 2020
It can also be used to treat discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 22 May 2020
In addition to malaria, the drug can also be used to treat acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 19 May 2020
When 23-year-old Jokiva Bellard was diagnosed with discoid lupus five years ago, she was devastated.
—Hayley MacMillen, Allure, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoid
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Built in 1995, the mansion has 15 full bathrooms, four half bathrooms, a regulation-sized basketball gymnasium, a circular infinity pool, a cigar room, a putting green and a tennis court.Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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The industry-specific solution supports circular logistic flows for returnable and reusable packaging material such as containers, boxes, and pallets — from supplier and customer deliveries to intra-company movements and the journey back to the company.Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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There was also an annular solar eclipse in October.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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Mercury and Lilith support your sign ruler, the Sun, to talk and walk you through the New Moon and annular solar eclipse.Jennifer Culp, Them, 27 Sep. 2024
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Some with thermal bonding technology and higher-end materials can get so spherical that the dynamics and the trajectory change.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Byzantine domes and spherical walls surround hydrotherapy jets that help ease muscle aches.Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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How to Propagate Red Buckeye Tree In late summer to early fall, red buckeye trees produce globular light brown seed capsules 1 to 2 inches in diameter.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
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Clearly, a cameo in Bee Movie was enough to fill Sting’s lifetime allotment of a globular and otherworldly realm.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Discoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoid. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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