Conditions peculiar to the tongue.
The tongue is the organ of taste, and it functions in speech, mastication, and the deglutition of food. This muscular organ is affected by many conditions and diseases, including a variety of developmental, traumatic, inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic lesions.
McNally
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Department of Dental Diagnostic Science, University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dentistry at San Antonio, USA.
Langlais
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D006801:Humans; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology