kraurosis /krau·ro·sis/ (kraw-ro´sis) a dried, shriveled condition.
kraurosis vulvae,
kraurosis vul´vae lichen sclerosus of the female external genitalia, characterized by atrophy, leukoplakic patches on the mucosa, and intense itching.
krau·ro·sis vul·vae (krô-r  s s v lv )n. Atrophy and shrinkage of the skin of the vagina and vulva often accompanied by a chronic inflammatory reaction in the deeper tissues. Also called leukokraurosis. |
kraurosis vulvae,
a skin disease of aged women characterized by dryness, itching, and atrophy of the external genitalia. It is a condition that exhibits a predisposition to leukoplakia and carcinoma of the vulva. See also lichen sclerosis et atrophicus.
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