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| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008260
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008260
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| Preferred Name | Macroglossia |
| Definitions |
The presence of an excessively large tongue, which may be congenital or may develop as a result of a tumor or edema due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels, or it may occur in association with hyperpituitarism or acromegaly. It also may be associated with malocclusion because of pressure of the tongue on the teeth. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
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| Synonyms |
Macroglossias
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | The presence of an excessively large tongue, which may be congenital or may develop as a result of a tumor or edema due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels, or it may occur in association with hyperpituitarism or acromegaly. It also may be associated with malocclusion because of pressure of the tongue on the teeth. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992) |
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| altLabel | Macroglossias
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| prefLabel | Macroglossia
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| Machine permutation | 76; was see under TONGUE 1975; was see under TONGUE/abnormalities 1969-74
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| HN | 76(75); was see under TONGUE 1975; was see under TONGUE/abnormalities 1969-74
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| type | |
| tui | T047
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| TERMUI | T024639
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| TH |
OMIM (2013)
NLM (1975)
ORD (2010)
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| MMR | 20120703
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| notation | D008260
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| Inverse of RO | |
| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| Inverse of AQ |
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| FX | D001506
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| DX | 19760101
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| cui | C0024421
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| DC | 1
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| MN | C07.465.910.460
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| AN | overlarge tongue, congen or acquired
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| AQL | BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
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| OL | search TONGUE /AB 1969-74
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| MDA | 19990101
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