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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scrotal tongue 1, record 1, English, scrotal%20tongue
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fissured tongue 1, record 1, English, fissured%20tongue
- plicata lingua 1, record 1, English, plicata%20lingua
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sometimes familial condition that may be congenital but whose incidence increases with age, characterized by uniformly arranged fissures radiating forward and outward from the median raphe of the tongue, without evidence of inflammation; seen in Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. 1, record 1, English, - scrotal%20tongue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Mongolism) The characteristic fissuring or furrowing of the tongue (scrotal tongue) is found in nearly all adult mongols. 1, record 1, English, - scrotal%20tongue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langue scrotale
1, record 1, French, langue%20scrotale
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- langue cérébriforme 1, record 1, French, langue%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9briforme
feminine noun
- langue craquelée 1, record 1, French, langue%20craquel%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- langue labourée 1, record 1, French, langue%20labour%C3%A9e
- langue plicaturée 1, record 1, French, langue%20plicatur%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- plicata lingua 1, record 1, French, plicata%20lingua
Latin
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. 1, record 1, French, - langue%20scrotale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Mongolisme) La langue, d'abord marquée d'une glossite exfoliatrice-marginée (langue «géographique»), se creuse plus tard de plis et de fissures (langue plicaturée, langue «scrotale»). 1, record 1, French, - langue%20scrotale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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