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The presence of an excessively large tongue, which may be congenital or may develop as a result of a tumor or edema due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels, or it may occur in association with hyperpituitarism or acromegaly. It also may be associated with malocclusion because of pressure of the tongue on the teeth. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
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- Macroglossias
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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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overlarge tongue, congen or acquired
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76(75); was see under TONGUE 1975; was see under TONGUE/abnormalities 1969-74
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- Tongue/abnormalities (1969-1974)
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- National Library of Medicine. Macroglossia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008260. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008260
- Macroglossia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroglossia
- Macroglossia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q524095