"Leukoplakia, Oral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A white patch seen on the oral mucosa. It is considered a premalignant condition and is often tobacco-induced. When evidence of Epstein-Barr virus is present, the condition is called hairy leukoplakia (LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY).
| Descriptor ID |
D007972
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.443.591.545 C04.834.512.513 C07.465.565.545 C23.300.816.513
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukoplakia, Oral- Leukoplakia, Oral
- Leukoplakias, Oral
- Oral Leukoplakia
- Oral Leukoplakias
Leukokeratosis, Oral- Leukokeratosis, Oral
- Leukokeratoses, Oral
- Oral Leukokeratoses
- Oral Leukokeratosis
- Keratosis, Oral
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