black tongue

tongue (tung) the movable muscular organ on the floor of the mouth; it is the chief organ of taste, and aids in mastication, swallowing, and speech.

The tongue, showing principal structures.

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bifid tongue  one with an anterior lengthwise cleft.

black tongue , black hairy tongue hairy tongue in which the papillae are brown or black.

cleft tongue  bifid t.

coated tongue  one covered with a whitish or yellowish layer consisting of desquamated epithelium, debris, bacteria, fungi, etc.

fissured tongue , furrowed tongue a tongue with numerous furrows or grooves on the dorsal surface, often radiating from a groove on the midline; it is sometimes a familial condition.

geographic tongue  benign migratory glossitis.

hairy tongue  one with the papillae elongated and hairlike.

raspberry tongue  a red, uncoated tongue, with elevated papillae, as seen a few days after the onset of the rash in scarlet fever.

red strawberry tongue  raspberry t..

scrotal tongue  fissured t.

white strawberry tongue  the white-coated tongue with prominent red papillae characteristic of the early stage of scarlet fever.

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black tongue

n.

The presence of a blackish- to yellowish-brown patch or patches on the tongue, accompanied by elongation of the papillae. Also called melanoglossia.

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tongue

a muscular organ on the floor of the mouth; it aids in chewing, swallowing and speech, and is the location of organs of taste. The taste buds are located in the papillae, which are projections on the upper surface of the tongue.

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tongue abscess

as well as true abscesses there are pseudoabscesses, common in companion birds, which are accumulations of inspissated, keratinized, epithelial debris, caused usually by a nutritional deficiency of vitamin A.

bifid tongue

a tongue with a lengthwise cleft.

bird tongue

see bird tongue.

black tongue

see blacktongue.

cleft tongue

bifid tongue.

coated tongue

one covered with a whitish or yellowish layer consisting of desquamated epithelium, debris, bacteria, fungi, etc.

tongue cyst

see thyroglossal cyst.

tongue deformity

the tongue may be shrunken because of prior inflammation, the tip may have been torn off, e.g. in lambs by predators. There is difficulty in prehending food and in managing in the mouth so that saliva and ruminal juices drool down the chin staining skin. Called tobacco chewers.

tongue edema

caused by local obstruction to venous blood flow, most dramatically displayed in a fetus presented anteriorly but delayed in parturition because of incompatibility in size between it and the birth canal, or bee or other hymenoptera sting.

tongue frenulum

see lingual frenulum.

furrowed tongue

a tongue with numerous furrows or grooves on the dorsal surface, often radiating from a groove on the midline.

geographic tongue

a tongue with denuded patches, surrounded by thickened epithelium.

hairy tongue

one with the papillae elongated and hairlike.

tongue hypertrophy

an occasional congenital anomaly in pigs.

tongue inflammation

see glossitis.

inherited smooth tongue

see smooth tongue.

lolling tongue

one that protrudes from the mouth, usually to one side. Seen in some short-nosed dogs and as a vice in horses.

tongue lyssa

see lyssa (2).

tongue paralysis

see glossoplegia.

tongue protrusion

caused by paralysis (hypoglossal nerve dysfunction), Phalaris spp. poisoning, swelling, e.g. edema, laceration.

tongue rolling

a vice in housed cattle. The animal rolls its tongue around in its half-opened mouth and may partially swallow it.

scrotal tongue

fissured tongue.

tongue vice

see tongue rolling (above).

wooden tongue

see actinobacillosis.

tongue worm

see linguatulaserrata.