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acetowhitening

acetowhitening noun: the whitening of skin or mucous membrane after application of acetic acid solution (used to identify zones of squamous cell change).

Noun

acetowhitening (uncountable)

  1. The whitening of skin or mucous membrane after application of acetic acid solution (used to identify zones of squamous cell change)
    • Black arrows indicate suspicious regions due to heterogeneity in acetowhitening and/or vascular abnormality.2015 September 3, “Design of a Novel Low Cost Point of Care Tampon (POCkeT) Colposcope for Use in Resource Limited Settings”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of acetowhitening

From aceto- + whitening.

Questions about acetowhitening

What does acetowhitening mean?
Acetowhitening means the whitening of skin or mucous membrane after application of acetic acid solution (used to identify zones of squamous cell change).
What part of speech is acetowhitening?
Acetowhitening is a noun.

Words near acetowhitening in the dictionary

  1. acetous
  2. acetous acid
  3. acetovanillone
  4. acetoveratrone
  5. acetowhite
  6. acetowhitening
  7. acetoxime
  8. acetoxolone
  9. acetoxy
  10. acetoxyacetyl
  11. acetoxyacetylaminofluorene

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