0000171 Microglossia

synonym Hypoglossia Hypoplasia of the tongue Hypoplastic tongue Rudimentary tongue Small tongue Underdevelopment of the tongue Lingual hypoplasia Abnormally small tongue Decreased size of tongue

comment Normal standards do not exist. The term aglossia is often used for extremely small tongue, but a nubbin of tongue tissue is almost always present and aglossia in sensu strictu is extremely rare. 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.