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ID DOID:4557
PURL http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_4557 Copy
Name oral leukoedema
Definition A mouth disease that is 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukoedema
Xrefs

MESH:D007967

SNOMEDCT_US_2025_09_01:67795000

UMLS_CUI:C0023523

Synonyms

Leukedema of mouth [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a mouth disease

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