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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Tongue
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Lengua
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Língua
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Synonyms English:
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Tongues
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Tree Number:
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A03.556.500.885
A14.549.885
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Definition English:
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A muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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/ surg: consider GLOSSECTOMY; inflammation = GLOSSITIS; tongue thrust: index TONGUE HABITS; painful or sore tongue = GLOSSALGIA
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Consider also terms at English:
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GLOSS- and LINGUAL
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See Related English:
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Glossectomy
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History Note English:
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/abnormalities was TONGUE ABNORMALITIES 1965
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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14449
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Unique Identifier:
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D014059
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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