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Descriptor
English
:
Macroglossia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Macroglosia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Macroglossia
Tree Number:
C07.465.910.460
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
overlarge
tongue
, congen or acquired
See Related
English
:
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
History Note
English
:
76(75); was see under TONGUE 1975; was see under TONGUE/abnormalities 1969-74
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
8432
Unique Identifier:
D008260
Occurrence in VHL
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