macroglossia

mac·ro·glos·si·a

(mak'rō-glos'ē-ă), [MIM*153630]

Enlargement of the tongue, either developmental in origin or secondary to a neoplasm or vascular hamartoma.

Synonym(s): megaloglossia

[macro- + G. glōssa, tongue]

macroglossia

(măk′rō-glô′sē-ə, -glŏs′ē-)

n.

Enlargement of the tongue.

macroglossia

Enlargement of the tongue due to accumulation of various substances, oedema, ectopic tissue, tumours, etc.

DiffDx
Amyloidosis, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, congenital hypo-thyroidism, cystic hygroma, Down syndrome, ectopic thyroid, glycogen storage disease type II (Pompe’s disease), haemangioma (of tongue), Hurler syndrome, intestinal duplication, lymphangioma, mannosidosis, neurofibromatosis, rhabdomyoma, Sandhoff’s disease.

macroglossia

Enlargement of the tongue due to accumulation of various substances, edema, ectopic tissue, tumors, etc DiffDx Amyloidosis, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, congenital hypo-thyroidism, cystic hygroma, Down syndrome, ectopic thyroid, glycogen storage disease, type II–Pompe's disease, hemangioma–of tongue, Hurler syndrome, intestinal duplication, lymphangioma, mannosidosis, neurofibromatosis, rhabdomyoma, Sandhoff's disease

mac·ro·glos·si·a

(mak'rō-glos'ē-ă)

Enlargement of the tongue, either developmental or due to a neoplasm or vascular hamartoma.
Synonym(s): megaloglossia.

[macro- + G. glōssa, tongue]

macroglossia

Enlargement of the tongue.

mac·ro·glos·si·a

(mak'rō-glos'ē-ă) [MIM*153630]

Enlargement of tongue, either developmentally or due to a neoplasm or vascular hamartoma.
Synonym(s): megaloglossia.

[macro- + G. glōssa, tongue]