- Koplik spots
- small, irregular, bright red spots on the buccal and lingual mucosa, with a minute bluish white speck in the center of each; seen in the prodromal stage of measles. Called also Koplik sign.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Koplik spots
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koplik spots — noun plural see koplik s spots … Useful english dictionary
Koplik spots (sign) — Kop·lik spots (sign) (kopґlik) [Henry Koplik, American pediatrician, 1858–1927] see under spot … Medical dictionary
Koplik's spots — noun small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue; symptom of measles that appears one or two days before the measles rash appears • Hypernyms: ↑symptom * * * ˈkäpliks noun plural also koplik spots… … Useful english dictionary
Koplik's spots — (kop liks) are small, irregular, red spots with a minute bluish white speck in the center of each seen on the buccal mucosa and lingual mucosa (mucous membrane of the inside of the cheek and tongue) and are pathognomonic of early stage measles.… … Wikipedia
KOPLIK, HENRY — (1858–1927), U.S. pediatrician. Koplik, who was born in New York, became assistant professor of pediatrics at Bellevue Medical College as well as consulting physician to other New York hospitals. Koplik is known as the discoverer of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Koplik's spots — Kop·lik s spots käp liks or Kop·lik spots lik n pl small bluish white dots surrounded by a reddish zone that appear on the mucous membrane of the cheeks and lips before the appearance of the skin eruption in a case of measles Koplik Henry (1858… … Medical dictionary
Koplik’s spots — Little spots inside the mouth that are highly characteristic of the early phase of measles (rubeola). The spots look like a tiny grains of white sand, each surrounded by a red ring. They are found especially on the inside of the cheek (the buccal … Medical dictionary
Spots, Koplik’s — Little spots inside the mouth that are highly characteristic of the early (prodromal) phase of measles (rubeola). The spots look like a tiny grains of white sand, each surrounded by a red ring. They are found especially on the inside of the cheek … Medical dictionary
Koplik's spots — /kop liks/, (in measles) small pale spots with reddish rims that appear on the lips and mucous membranes inside the cheeks before the skin eruption takes place. [1895 1900; named after Henry Koplik (1858 1927), U.S. pediatrician] * * * … Universalium
Koplik's spots — small red spots with bluish white centres that often appear on the mucous membranes of the mouth in measles. [Koplik (1858–1927), US physician] … The new mediacal dictionary
