Tongue [jazyk]
topical
227
- Terms
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glossa
lingua
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D014059
Definition
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.
- Annotation
- / surg: consider GLOSSECTOMY; inflammation = GLOSSITIS; tongue thrust: index TONGUE HABITS; painful or sore tongue = GLOSSALGIA
- DUI
- D014059 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0021656
- Consider also
- consider also terms at GLOSS- and LINGUAL
- History note
- /abnormalities was TONGUE ABNORMALITIES 1965
- Public note
- /abnormalities was TONGUE ABNORMALITIES 1965
Allowable subheadings
- AB
- abnormalities 11
- AH
- anatomy & histology 25
- BS
- blood supply 1
- CH
- chemistry 6
- CY
- cytology 2
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 1
- DE
- drug effects 2
- EM
- embryology 3
- EN
- enzymology 1
- GD
- growth & development 5
- IM
- immunology
- IN
- injuries 12
- IR
- innervation 15
- ME
- metabolism 6
- MI
- microbiology 8
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 33
- PH
- physiology 18
- PP
- physiopathology 17
- RE
- radiation effects 2
- SU
- surgery 24
- TR
- transplantation 4
- UL
- ultrastructure 8
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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Anatomy