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tongue |
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| the muscular organ that is the main articulatory element in the production of speech and accounts for the clarity and fluidity of speech. Two groups of tongue muscles, the intrinsic and extrinsic, are united into one organ. Each group, however, has separate structural and functional characteristics. |
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ankyloglossia, tongue tie |
ankyloglossie |
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| tongue-tie; an abnormally short lingual frenum that limits movement of the tongue. |
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carpus tongue |
langue de carpe |
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coated tongue |
langue saburrale |
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depressor, tongue- |
abaisse-langue |
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dorsum of the tongue; dorsum linguae |
dos de la langue |
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fissured tongue |
langue plicaturée symétrique |
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| a tongue with many grooves or furrows on the dorsal surface |
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geographic tongue, benign migratory glossitis |
langue géographique |
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guard, tongue- |
protège-langue, automaton |
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hairy tongue; trichoglossia |
trichoglossie; mélanotrichie linguale |
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muscle, longitudinal of the tongue, inferior |
muscle lingual inférieur |
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muscle, longitudinal of the tongue, superior |
muscle lingual supérieur |
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muscle, transverse of the tongue; muscle, transversus linguae |
muscle transverse de la langue |
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muscle, verticalis linguae; muscle, vertical of tongue |
fibres musculaires verticales linguales |
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parrot tongue |
langue de perroquet |
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rash, wandering -of the tongue |
langue géographique |
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retractor, tongue |
abaisse-langue |
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spatula, tongue- |
abaisse-langue |
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thrust, tongue- |
poussée de la langue |
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tip of the tongue |
pointe de la langue |
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