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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
[mak′rōglos′ē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, makros + glossa, tongue
an excessively large tongue. It is seen in certain syndromes of congenital defects, including Down syndrome.
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Macroglossia
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 diseasemac·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.
Synonym(s): megaloglossia.
[macro- + G. glōssa, tongue]
macroglossia
Enlargement of the tongue.macroglossia
tongue enlargement, as in hypothyroidismmacroglossia (maˈ·krō·gläˑ·sē·
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)n an increase in the size of the tongue due to congenital defects such as Down syndrome.
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Macroglossia.
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.
Synonym(s): megaloglossia.
[macro- + G. glōssa, tongue]
macroglossia
(mak´rōglôs´ēə),
n an enlarged tongue resulting from muscle hypertrophy, vascular or neurogenic tumor, or endocrine disturbance.
n an enlarged tongue resulting from muscle hypertrophy, vascular or neurogenic tumor, or endocrine disturbance.
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Macroglossia.
macroglossia, amyloid,
n See tongue, amyloid.
macroglossia
excessive size of the tongue.