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leukoplakia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 白斑 (báibān) — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • Dutch: leukoplakie — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • Finnish: leukoplakia — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • French: leucoplasie — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • German: Leukoplakie — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • Italian: leucoplachia — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • Italian: leucoplasia — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • Portuguese: leucoplasia — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • Portuguese: leucoplaquia — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity
  • Spanish: leucoplasia — patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity