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LEUKOPLAKIA


originator: Clara
origination date: 07/06/2002
subject field: medicine: disease
check date: 25/06/2002
checker: Pamela
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001046.htm


Conceptual Structures
ISAHAVE-ULCER
ANCESTORSALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DIGESTIVE-SYSTEM-DISEASE
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
HAVE-ULCER
LIVING-EVENT
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
leukoplakiaterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: white, thickened patch that can appear in mucous membranes, such as in the mouth, lip, or tongue, the vulva, and the anal region, in which cancer may develop. When leukoplakia occurs in the mouth it is commonly associated with an injury to the mucous membranes and excessive use of tobacco, alcohol, and spicy food condiments. It may also appear in an area repeatedly injured by the sharp, projecting edge of a tooth. (en)

Spanish
leucoplaquiaterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
definition: placa blanca abultada localizada en la membrana mucosa de la boca, los labios o la lengua, en la vulva o en la región anal, que puede convertirse en cancerosa. Si la leucoplaquia afecta a la boca, se suele asociar a heridas en la mucosa y al abuso en el consumo de tabaco, alcohol y comidas muy condimentadas. La leucoplaquia también puede aparecer en una zona que ha sido dañada de forma reiterada por un diente. (es)