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0000158 Macroglossia

synonym

Hyperplasia of the tongue
Hypertrophy of the tongue
Large tongue
Tongue hypertrophy
Abnormally large tongue
Increased size of tongue

comment

Normal standards do not exist. Large size usually leads to protrusion of the tongue. This is an acknowledged bundled term, but due to its frequent usage and relative paucity of situations that would call for separate individual assessments of tongue dimensions, the bundled term is retained. Micrognathia may give the false appearance of a large tongue.

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