acetowhitening

Etymology

From aceto- + whitening.

acetowhitening means the whitening of skin or mucous membrane after application of acetic acid solution (used to identify zones of squamous cell change). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

noun

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.”