Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
Glossoptosis
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Posterior displacement of the tongue into the pharynx, i.e., a tongue that is mislocalised posteriorly. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19125428 ]
Term info
Label
Glossoptosis
Synonyms
- Lingual retraction
- Retraction of the tongue
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
Presumably, use of the suffix ptosis refers to the situation where the patient is supine, and the displacement is downward. Strictly speaking, the term glossoptosis indicates falling of the tongue and thus can also be forward displacement; however by convention it is only used for backward displacement. Glossoptosis may cause obstruction of the airway.
has broad synonym
Posterior displacement of the tongue
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0000162
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
mislocalised posteriorly and
inheres in some tongue and
has modifier some abnormal)