acetowhitening

English

Etymology

aceto- +‎ whitening

Noun

acetowhitening (uncountable)

1. The whitening of skin or mucous membrane after application of acetic acid solution (used to identify zones of squamous cell change)
   • 2015 September 3, “Design of a Novel Low Cost Point of Care Tampon (POCkeT) Colposcope for Use in Resource Limited Settings”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Black arrows indicate suspicious regions due to heterogeneity in acetowhitening and/or vascular abnormality.

Related terms

• acetowhite