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Leukoedema, Oral

Medical Definition: A disorder of the buccal mucosa resembling early leukoplakia, characterized by the presence of filmy opalescence of the mucosa in the early stages to a whitish gray cast with a coarsely wrinkled surface in the later stages, associated with intracellular edema of the spinous or malpighian layer. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Guide Notes: disord of buccal mucosa
Previously Indexed: Mouth Diseases (1966-1971)

Leukoedema, Oral Medical Definitions and Terms

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