ˌlükōˈplākēə, -lak- noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from leuc- + Greek plak-, plax flat surface + New Latin -ia — more at please
: a condition commonly considered precancerous in which thickened white patches of epithelium occur on the mucous membranes especially of the mouth, vulva, and kidney pelvis ; also : one of the thickened patches
• leu·ko·plakic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|plakik adjective