- leukokraurosis
- SYN: kraurosis vulvae.
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leu·ko·krau·ro·sis (loo″ko-kraw-roґsis) lichen sclerosus (q.v.) of the vulvar region.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
leukokraurosis
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