LEUKOPLAKIA


Meaning of LEUKOPLAKIA in English

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

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