oral leukoedema

Term ID

DOID:4557

Synonyms

• Leukedema of mouth

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

References

• MESH:D007967
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:67795000
• UMLS_CUI:C0023523

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:4557 )