erythroplasia /eryth·ro·pla·sia/ (-pla´zhah) a condition of the mucous membranes characterized by erythematous papular lesions.
erythroplasia of Queyrat a form of epithelial dysplasia, ranging in severity from mild disorientation of epithelial cells to carcinoma in situ to invasive carcinoma, manifested as a circumscribed, velvety, erythematous papular lesion on the uncircumcised glans penis, coronal sulcus, prepuce, or occasionally the vulva. The term is sometimes used for the corresponding lesion of the oral mucosa (erythroplakia).
e·ryth·ro·pla·sia ( -rth r -pl  zh )n. Erythema and dysplasia of the epithelium. |
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