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Glositis

Definition

Glossitis is a condition in which the tongue is swollen and changes color. Finger-like projections on the surface of the tongue (called papillae) are lost, causing the tongue to appear smooth. [No translation available]

Exclusions

Also indexed as

GingivoglositisGlositisPapilitis de lenguainflamación linguallengua depapiladalengua inflamadapapilitis lingual

Nearby in Enfermedades de la lengua