See Also: lichen simplex chronicus(medicine)
simplex(dictionary)
SIMPLEX(law)
erythema simplex(medicine)
periodontitis simplex(medicine)
pneumothorax simplex(medicine)
ichthyosis simplex(medicine)
herpes simplex(medicine)
verruca simplex(medicine)
scarlatina simplex(medicine)

Chinook (iou) and lichen simplex chronicus (medicine)


Chinook (iou)



Chinook noun. N. Amer. Also (exc. sense 1) chinook. Pl. -s, same. E19.
[Salish tsinuk.]
A member of a N. American Indian people formerly living along the Columbia river; the language of this people. E19.
Lower Chinook, Upper Chinook: dialects of Chinook.
In full Chinook Jargon. A pidgin composed of elements from Chinook, Nootka, English, French, and Other Languages, used in the Pacific north-west of N. America. M19.
In full Chinook salmon. A salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, of the N. American Pacific coast. M19.
In full Chinook wind. A warm dry wind which blows east of the Rocky Mountains. Also, a warm wet southerly wind west of them. M19.

lichen simplex chronicus (medicine)


lichen simplex chronicus


A thickened area of itching skin resulting from rubbing and scratching.