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Geographic tongue — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Geographic Tongue DiseasesDB = 29512 ICD10 = ICD10|K|14|1|k|00 ICD9 = ICD9|529.1 ICDO = OMIM = 137400 MedlinePlus = 001049 eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 664 MeshID = D005929 Geographic tongue,… … Wikipedia
geographic tongue — noun Etymology: so called from the resemblance of the patches to land masses on a map : a condition in which the tongue exhibits smooth patches surrounded by slightly elevated grayish margins called also wandering rash … Useful english dictionary
Tongue (Knights Hospitaller) — Tongues or langues were the geographic cultural subgroupings of the members of the Knights of Rhodes/Maltese Knights from the 14th to the 18th century. Functionally they corresponded roughly to the Provinces of other religious orders.The… … Wikipedia
Tongue — The tongue is a strong muscle anchored to the floor of the mouth. It is covered by the lingual membrane which has special areas to detect tastes. The tongue is composed of muscles attached to the lower jaw and to the hyoid bone (a small, U shaped … Medical dictionary
Fissured tongue — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = A fissured tongue. DiseasesDB = 32503 ICD10 = ICD10|K|14|5|k|00 ICD9 = ICD9|529.5 ICDO = OMIM = 137400 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 665 MeshID = D014063 Fissured tongue, also known… … Wikipedia
Smooth tongue — (also known as Atrophic glossitis, Bald tongue, Hunter glossitis, and Moeller glossitis ) is a condition characterized by a smooth glossy tongue that is often tender/painful.[1]:800 1 See also Fissured tongue Geographic tongue References ^ James … Wikipedia
Dibble Iceberg Tongue — (65°30′S 135°0′E / 65.5°S 135°E / 65.5; 135Coordinates … Wikipedia
Nordenskjold Ice Tongue — is a broad glacier tongue extending eastward from the Mawson Glacier into the Ross Sea in Antarctica. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901–04) and named for Otto Nordenskiöld. Although this feature is a glacier tongue, the generic term… … Wikipedia
Dalton Iceberg Tongue — The Dalton Iceberg Tongue (66°15′S 121°30′E / 66.25°S 121.5°E / 66.25; 121.5Coordinates … Wikipedia
Cheetham Ice Tongue — (75°45′S 162°55′E / 75.75°S 162.917°E / 75.75; 162.917) is a small ice tongue on the east coast of Victoria Land between Lamplugh Island and Whitmer Peninsu … Wikipedia