Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Enlargement of the tongue.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, hypertrophy of the tongue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Enlargement orhypertrophy of thetongue .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word macroglossia.
Examples
-
The above conditions are known as macroglossia, which is a congenital hypertrophy of the tongue analogous to elephantiasis.
-
The above conditions are known as macroglossia, which is a congenital hypertrophy of the tongue analogous to elephantiasis.
-
In certain cases of macroglossia in children, the lesion has been found to be a fibromatosis of the nerves of the tongue, analogous to the plexiform neuroma.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
-
The typical form -- lymphangiomatous macroglossia -- is due to a dilatation of the lymph spaces of the tongue.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
-
Here belong in part also the imperfections of speech that are occasioned by too large a tongue (macroglossia).
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
-
Similar to the cases we describe in CKCS, macroglossia and dysphagia are prominent features of both GRMD and CXMDj
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gemma L. Walmsley et al. 2010
-
On physical examination, restricted jaw mobility and macroglossia were noted.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gemma L. Walmsley et al. 2010
-
All affected dogs had a similar clinical presentation for dysphagia and macroglossia since an early age.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gemma L. Walmsley et al. 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.