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macroglossia

(′mak·rō′gläs·ē·ə)

(medicine) Enlargement of the tongue.


 
 
Dental Dictionary: macroglossia
(mak'rōglōs'ē ə)
n

An enlarged tongue resulting from muscle hypertrophy, vascular or neurogenic tumor, or endocrine disturbance.

Macroglossia. (Sapp/Eversole/Wysocki, 2004)

Macroglossia. (Sapp/Eversole/Wysocki, 2004)

 
Veterinary Dictionary: macroglossia

Excessive size of the tongue.

 
Wikipedia: Macroglossia
Macroglossia
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 Q38.2
ICD-9 529.8
OMIM 153630
DiseasesDB 7689
eMedicine ent/746 
MeSH D008260

Macroglossia is the medical term for unusual enlargement (hypertrophy) of the tongue. Severe enlargement of the tongue can cause cosmetic and functional difficulties including in speaking, eating, swallowing and sleeping.

Macroglossia is common in primary and myeloma-related amyloidosis. Amyloidosis is an accumulation of insoluble proteins in tissues that impedes normal function. (Merck Manual 17th Ed.) Macroglossia is also a clinical feature in congenital hypothyroidism, rare genetic syndromes such as Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and immunodeficiency, centromere instability and facial anomalies syndrome, acromegaly and Hurler syndrome.

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