Medical term:

Erythroplakia



erythroplakia

 [ĕ-rith″ro-pla´ke-ah]
a red patch in the mouth with a velvet appearance, often a sign of oral cancer.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

e·ryth·ro·pla·ki·a

(ĕ-rith'rō-plā'kē-ă),
A red, velvety, plaquelike lesion of mucous membrane that often represents malignant change.
[erythro- + G. plax, plate]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

erythroplakia

Oral pathology An oral lesion characterized by a reddened patch with a velvety surface and epithelial changes ranging from mild dysplasia to CIS to frankly invasive CA DiffDx Candidiasis, TB, histoplasmosis, denture irritation. Cf Leukoplakia.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

e·ryth·ro·pla·ki·a

(ĕ-rith'rō-plā'kē-ă)
A red, velvety, plaquelike lesion of mucous membrane that often represents malignant change.
[erythro- + G. plax, plate]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

e·ryth·ro·pla·ki·a

(ĕ-rith'rō-plā'kē-ă)
A red, velvety plaquelike lesion of mucous membrane that often represents malignant change.
[erythro- + G. plax, plate]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


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