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FURROWED TONGUE [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
- fissured tongue
1, record 1, English, fissured%20tongue
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- scrotal tongue 2, record 1, English, scrotal%20tongue
correct
- furrowed tongue 2, record 1, English, furrowed%20tongue
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition of the tongue characterized by longitudinal and transverse furrows or grooves tending to divide the papillae into patterned groups. Familial and congenital incidence have been reported. It occurs particularly in the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and, sometimes, in the Down syndrome. 2, record 1, English, - fissured%20tongue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fissured tongue: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 3, record 1, English, - fissured%20tongue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langue scrotale
1, record 1, French, langue%20scrotale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- langue plicaturée 2, record 1, French, langue%20plicatur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- langue fissurale 2, record 1, French, langue%20fissurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection généralement génotypique, fréquemment associée à la langue géographique et caractérisée par un épaississement de la langue qui est molle, étalée, dont la face dorsale est parcourue de nombreux plis transversaux irréguliers et dont la muqueuse présente une hypertrophie papillaire. Elle se retrouve notamment dans le syndrome de Melkersson-Rosenthal et chez les mongoliens. 2, record 1, French, - langue%20scrotale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langue scrotale : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 3, record 1, French, - langue%20scrotale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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