| Descriptor English: | Leukoedema, Oral | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Leucoedema Bucal
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Leucoedema Bucal | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Leucoedème oral | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Leukoedemas, Oral Oral Leukoedema Oral Leukoedemas |
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| Tree number(s): |
C07.465.385 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007967 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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) |
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| Annotation: | disord of buccal mucosa |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Mouth Diseases (1966-1971) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under MOUTH DISEASES 1972-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(72); was see under MOUTH DISEASES 1972-90 |
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| DeCS ID: | 8144 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007967 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1993/06/02 |
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Leukoedema, Oral
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0012418 |
| Scope note | 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) |
| Preferred term | Leukoedema, Oral |
| Entry term(s) |
Leukoedemas, Oral Oral Leukoedema Oral Leukoedemas |
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