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BENIGN MIGRATORY GLOSSITIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geographic tongue
1, record 1, English, geographic%20tongue
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- benign migratory glossitis 2, record 1, English, benign%20migratory%20glossitis
correct
- glossitis areata exfoliativa 2, record 1, English, glossitis%20areata%20exfoliativa
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A disease characterized by scattered red areas on the dorsum of the tongue that are denuded of their papillae and are smooth. The contrast of these areas with the normal roughened and coated surface gives a map-like pattern which changes over time. 2, record 1, English, - geographic%20tongue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
geographic tongue: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 3, record 1, English, - geographic%20tongue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langue géographique
1, record 1, French, langue%20g%C3%A9ographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glossite exfoliatrice marginée 2, record 1, French, glossite%20exfoliatrice%20margin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection génotypique caractérisée par l'existence, au niveau de la face dorsale de la langue, d'aires dépapillées, circinées, lisses, de teinte rosée, bordées par un liseré blanch tre légèrement saillant et perpétuellement évolutif qui leur donne un aspect en carte de géographie. 2, record 1, French, - langue%20g%C3%A9ographique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langue géographique : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 3, record 1, French, - langue%20g%C3%A9ographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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