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Furrowed tongue

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Accentuation of the grooves on the dorsal surface of the tongue. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19125428 ]

Term info

Label

Furrowed tongue

Synonyms
  • Fissured tongue
  • Grooved tongue
  • Lingual furrow
  • Lingue plicata
  • Plicated tongue
  • Prominent tongue grooves
  • Scrotal tongue
database cross reference
Subsets

hposlim_core

layperson term
Grooved tongue [ ORCID : 0000-0001-5889-4463 ]

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Usually there is a midline groove of the tongue with smaller radiating grooves. The deep furrows may extend to the lateral borders. They may follow a regular geometric pattern or be irregular. A furrowed tongue occurs in 10-25% of individuals but is rare in children.

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human_phenotype

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HP:0000221

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