LEUKOPLAKIA


Meaning of LEUKOPLAKIA in English

[leu.ko.pla.kia] n [NL, fr. leuk- + Gk plak-, plax flat surface--more at fluke] (ca. 1888): an abnormal condition in which thickened white patches of epithelium occur on the mucous membranes (as of the mouth or vulva); also: a lesion or lesioned area of leukoplakia -- leu.ko.pla.kic adj

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