malacoplakia

malacoplakia definition - medical

mal·a·co·pla·ki·a (mălˌə-kō-plāˈkē-ə)

noun
A rare lesion in the mucosa of the urinary bladder, characterized by mottled yellow and gray soft plaques and nodules that consist of numerous macrophages and calcospherites.

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