acetowhitening

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noun

The whitening of skin or mucous membrane after application of acetic acid solution (used to identify zones of squamous cell change)

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Meanings

nounacetowhitening (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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.

    2015 September 3, “Design of a Novel Low Cost Point of Care Tampon (POCkeT) Colposcope for Use in Resource Limited Settings”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From aceto- + whitening.

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APA

acetowhitening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetowhitening

MLA

“acetowhitening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetowhitening. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetowhitening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetowhitening.

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