Diseases

Glossoptosis

Posterior displacement of the TONGUE toward the PHARYNX. It is often a feature in syndromes such as in PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME and DOWN SYNDROME and associated with AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION during sleep (OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEAS).

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Abstract

Posterior displacement of the TONGUE toward the PHARYNX. It is often a feature in syndromes such as in PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME and DOWN SYNDROME and associated with AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION during sleep (OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEAS).

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  • Glossoptoses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2015

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Previous Indexing

  • Tongue Diseases (1977-2014)
  • Tongue/abnormalities (1963-2014)

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  1. C07.465w.910w.411w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glossoptosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065710. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065710
  2. Glossoptosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossoptosis
  3. Glossoptosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532210