Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leukoplakia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: leuko-plakia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

leukoplakias (plural)

Derived Forms

leukoplakic

Phrases

hairy leukoplakia

Questions

What does leukoplakia mean?: Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.

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