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A benign condition of the tongue characterized by hypertrophy of the filiform papillae that give the dorsum of the tongue a furry appearance. The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black, depending upon staining by substances such as tobacco, food, or drugs. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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- Tongue, Hairy
- Hairy Tongues
- Tongues, Hairy
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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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hairy refers to appearance of hypertrophied papillae on tongue
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History Note
91(75); was see under TONGUE DISEASES 1975-90
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hairy Tongue. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014064. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014064
- Hairy Tongue. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hairy_tongue
- Hairy Tongue. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1084600