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leu·ko·pla·ki·a

(lo͞o′kə-plā′kē-ə) also leu·co·pla·ki·a (lo͞o′kə-plā′kē-ə)
n.
An abnormal condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membranes, especially of the mouth and vulva. Also called leukoplasia.
[New Latin : leuko- + Greek plax, plak-, flat area; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
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leukoplakia

or

leucoplakia

n
(Pathology) pathol white patches or plaques occurring on mucous membranes, esp of the mouth or vulva
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leu•ko•pla•ki•a

or leu•co•pla•ki•a

(ˌlu kəˈpleɪ ki ə)

n.
a condition marked by one or more white patches on a mucous membrane, as of the tongue or cheek, usu. benign.
[1880–85; < Greek leuko- leuko- + plak-, s. of pláx flat surface, taken as “tongue” + -ia -ia; leukoplasia for earlier leucoplacia, as if formed with -plasia]
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Translations

leu·ko·pla·ki·a

n. leucoplasia, áreas de color opaco en la membrana mucosa de la lengua gen. de carácter precanceroso.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

leukoplakia

n leucoplasia, manchas blancas en la boca o lengua; oral hairy — leucoplasia vellosa oral
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They generally appear after the primary disease has developed, but may signal or appear coincidentally with its onset, or even precede diabetes by many years.10 Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes are classified into four categories: skin lesions with a strong-to weak association with diabetes (necrobiosis lipoidica, diabetic dermopathy, diabetic bullae, yellow skin, eruptive xanthomas, perforating disorders, acanthosis nigricans, oral leucoplakia, lichen planus); infections (bacterial, fungal); cutaneous manifestations of diabetic complications (microangiopathy, macroangiopathy, neuropathy); and skin reactions to diabetic treatment (sulfonylureas or insulin).11
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