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hairy leukoplakia

hairy leukoplakia noun: the presence of a white patch on the side of the tongue with a corrugated or hairy appearance, caused by Epstein-Barr virus.

Noun

hairy leukoplakia (countable and uncountable, plural hairy leukoplakias)

  1. The presence of a white patch on the side of the tongue with a corrugated or hairy appearance, caused by Epstein-Barr virus.

Forms of hairy leukoplakia

pluralhairy leukoplakias

Questions about hairy leukoplakia

What does hairy leukoplakia mean?
Hairy leukoplakia means the presence of a white patch on the side of the tongue with a corrugated or hairy appearance, caused by Epstein-Barr virus.
What part of speech is hairy leukoplakia?
Hairy leukoplakia is a noun.
What is the plural of hairy leukoplakia?
The plural of hairy leukoplakia is hairy leukoplakias.

Words near hairy leukoplakia in the dictionary

  1. hairy eyeballs
  2. hairy frog
  3. hairy frogs
  4. hairy hedgehog
  5. hairy hedgehogs
  6. hairy leukoplakia
  7. hairy leukoplakias
  8. hairy mollies
  9. hairy molly
  10. hairy muff
  11. hairy nightshade

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