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What is the medical term meaning an abnormal white precancerous lesion that develops on the tongue or the inside of the cheek?
leukoplakia
What is the ICD-9 code for cheek lesion?
5289
What is the medical term meaning medications are injected into a lesion or scar?
Intralesional injections are put into a lesion or scar.
What is a broad term for abnormal tissues in the oral cavity?
lesion
What is a lesion of bone cancer?
Lesion is a medical term that just means an abnormality in tissue. It can be roughly equated to the common word "damage."
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to tooth and cheek?
Buccolingual means pertaining to the cheek and tongue.
What is pre-malignant lesion?
A pre-malignant lesion is a lesion that, while not cancerous, has strong potential for becoming cancerous. An example would be a callous-like area between the cheek and gum where someone who chews tobacco keeps the tobacco plug. Given enough time, that area will often turn cancerous. Sometimes a chronic irritation from an ill-fitting denture can be called pre-malignant. The cause of a pre-malignant lesion should be determined and eliminated, and the lesion should usually be biopsied to make sure it is not cancer.
What does a 5.4 cm lesion in liver mean?
This medical term means that there is a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumor on your liver. The 5.4 cm represents the size of the lesion.
What is the medical term meaning specific local change in a body tissue?
Lesion.
What is atypic follicular lesion of undetermined significance?
This term means that a lesion (or spot) on or around a follicle (in an ovary) has been found but the pathologist making this report is not sure if it is important or not.
What is intraepithelial lesion?
A intraepithelial lesion is a medical term used to describe abnormal growth of the epithelial cells. These are located on the surface of the cervix and this condition can lead to cervical cancer.
What is the medical term meaning cheek bones?
The "Zygomatic bone". This comes from the Latin term "Zyosislymore" meaning "Malar" bone.The Zygomatic bone.
