leukoplakia /leu·ko·pla·kia/ (-pla´ke-ah)
1. a white patch on a mucous membrane that will not rub off.
2. oral l.
atrophic leukoplakia lichen sclerosus in females.
oral leukoplakia white, thick patches on the oral mucosa due to hyperkeratosis of the epithelium, producing favorable conditions for development of epidermoid carcinoma; often occurring on the cheeks (l. bucca´lis), gums, or tongue (l. lingua´lis) .
oral hairy leukoplakia a white filiform to flat patch on the tongue or the buccal mucosa, caused by infection with Epstein-Barr virus and associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
leukoplakia vul´vae
1. lichen sclerosus in females.
2. any white-appearing lesion of the vulva.
leukoplakia vul·vae (v l v )n. A patchy, white, atrophic thickening and keratinization of the vulvar epithelium, associated with papillary hypertrophy. |
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