base of tongue

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root of tongue

[TA]

the posterior attached portion of the tongue.

Synonym(s): radix linguae [TA], base of tongue

base of tongue

The portion of the tongue directed posteriorly and superiorly, which lies behind the sulcus terminalis and attaches into the hyoid bone.

Surgical anatomy
An area defined by the American Joint Committee on Cancer as extending from the line of the circumvallate papillae to the junction of the base of the epiglottis (valleculae), including the pharyngoepiglottis and glossoepiglottic folds.

base of tongue

Surgical anatomy An area defined by the Am Joint Committee on Cancer, as extending from the line of the circumvallate papillae to the junction of the base of the epiglottis–valleculae, including the pharyngoepiglottis and glossoepiglottic folds See Oropharynx, Oropharynx proper.

root of tongue

(rūt tŭng) [TA]

Posterior attached portion of tongue.
Synonym(s): base of tongue.

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Overall, the airway measurements during propofol and dexmedetomidine sedation for MRI study in spontaneously breathing children with neurological disability were similar, except for narrower transverse dimensions at the level of soft palate, and greater airway collapsibility at the base of tongue with propofol sedation.

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Similarly, the mean age of pharyngeal Ca, oesophageal Ca, oral cavity Ca, tonsillar Ca, carcinoma base of tongue, Ca lip, Ca salivary gland, sinonasal malignancy and thyroid carcinoma are 64.67 [+ or -] 10.3 years, 70.43 [+ or -] 8.9 years, 60.23 [+ or - ] 6.8 years, 61.2 [+ or -] 3.8 years, 59.67 [+ or -] 8.90 years, 63.67 [+ or -] 8.67 years, 67.63 [+ or -] 8.56 years, 54.67 [+ or -] 10.2 years and 30.56 [+ or -] 4.6 years respectively.

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Although declining incidence rates were observed for most anatomical sites in most racial/ethnic groups and in both sexes, the incidence of oropharynx cancers, mainly base of tongue (PC = 62.3) and tonsil (PC = 64.3), significantly increased in NHW men from 1992-1998 to 2003-2009 (p<0.05; Table 2).

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