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leukoplakia

Noun

Meaning

leukoplakia (countable and uncountable, plural leukoplakias)

English Wikipedia has an article on:leukoplakiaWikipedia
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.

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Examples

However, its use is strongly associated with development of leukoplakia (a white patch in the mouth), usually in the buccal sulcus. Source: Internet

This type of leukoplakia has been termed "sanguinaria-associated keratosis" and more than 80% of people with leukoplakia in the vestibule of the mouth have used this substance. Source: Internet

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