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Tongue Disorders

Your tongue helps you taste, swallow, and chew. You also use it to speak. Your tongue is made up of many muscles. The upper surface contains your taste buds.

Problems with the tongue include:

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  1. Tongue Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your tongue helps you taste, swallow, and chew. You also use it to speak. Your tongue is made up of many muscles. The upper surface contains your taste buds. Problems with the tongue include: Pain Swelling Changes in color or texture ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/tonguedisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Glossitis 
    Glossitis is a problem in which the tongue is swollen and inflamed. This often makes the surface of the tongue appear smooth. Geographic tongue is a type of glossitis.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001053.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Geographic tongue 
    Geographic tongue is characterized by irregular patches on the surface of the tongue. This gives it a map-like appearance. ... The exact cause of geographic tongue is unknown. It may be due to ... or spicy foods, or alcohol. The condition appears to be less ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001049.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Tongue problems 
    Tongue problems include pain, swelling, or a change in how the tongue looks or functions. ... The tongue is mainly made up of muscles. It is covered with a mucous membrane . Small bumps (papillae) cover ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003047.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Tongue biopsy 
    A tongue biopsy is a minor surgery that is done to remove a small piece of the tongue. The tissue is then examined under a microscope.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003849.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Oral Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... cells that cover the surfaces of your mouth, tongue, and lips. The cancer cells may spread into ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/oralcancer.html - Health Topics
  7. Tongue tie 
    Tongue tie is when the bottom of the tongue is attached to the floor of the mouth. ... make it hard for the tip of the tongue to move freely.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001640.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Tongue (image) 
    The tongue is mainly composed of muscles. It is covered with a mucous membrane. Small nodules of tissue, called papillae, cover the upper surface of the tongue. Between the papillae are the taste buds, which ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8686.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Hairy Tongue (VisualDX)  
    Hairy tongue, also known as black tongue, is a harmless condition involving the accumulation of keratin (the major protein found in hair, skin, and nails, as well as on ...
    https://www.skinsight.com/.../adult/hairy-tongue?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
  10. Black hairy tongue (image) 
    Black hairy tongue is produced when the papilla (finger-like projections from the surface of the tongue) fail to fall off as they normally do. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1909.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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