kraurosis vulvae

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kraurosis /krau·ro·sis/ (kraw-ro´sis) a dried, shriveled condition.

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

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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.

kraurosis [kraw-ro´sis]

a dried, shriveled condition.

kraurosis vul´vae atrophy of the female external genitalia, resulting in drying and shriveling, with leukoplakic patches on the mucosa and intense itching.

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