LEUKOPLAKIA


Meaning of LEUKOPLAKIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlü-kō-ˈplā-kē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from leuk- + Greek plak-, plax flat surface — more at fluke

Date: circa 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 -ˈplā-kik adjective

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