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DictionarySeeviavisual inspection with acetic acid
ac·e·to·whit·en·ing (ă-sē'tō-wīt'en-ing), Blanching of skin or mucous membranes, after application of 3-5% acetic acid solution, a sign of increased cellular protein and increased nuclear density; used particularly on genital skin and mucous membranes, including the uterine cervix, to identify zones of squamous cell change for biopsy and condyloma acuminatum for treatment. Synonym(s): visual inspection with acetic acid [acetic acid + whitening] ac·e·to·whit·en·ing (ă-sē'tō-wīt'ĕn-ing) Blanching of skin or mucous membranes after application of 3-5% acetic acid solution, a sign of increased cellular protein and increased nuclear density; used particularly on genital skin and mucous membranes, including the uterine cervix, to identify zones of squamous cell change for biopsy and condyloma acuminatum for treatment.
Synonym(s): cervicoscopy, visual inspection with acetic acid. [acetic acid + whitening]visual inspection with acetic acid, VIAInspection of the surface of the uterine cervix after 5% acetic acid has been applied to it. VIA is a test sometimes used to determine whether the cervix is infected with human papilloma virus or whether irregularities seen on the cervix may be cancerous or precancerous. LegalSeeViaAcronymsSeeVIA |