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Definition of Macroglossia
1. Noun. A congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome.
Definition of Macroglossia
1. n. Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
Definition of Macroglossia
1. Noun. Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Macroglossia
1. Excessively large tongue. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macroglossia
Literary usage of Macroglossia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anomalies and curiosities of medicine by George Milbry Gould, Walter Lytle Pyle (1901)
"The above conditions are known as macroglossia. which is a congenital hypertrophy
of the ... macroglossia in a girl eleven years old (after Humphrey). ate, ..."
2. Diseases of the Tongue by Henry Trentham Butlin, Walter George Spencer (1900)
"HYPERTROPHY OF THE TONGUE, OR macroglossia. macroglossia, including ... This is
the typical form of macroglossia, and the essential feature of its pathology ..."
3. Twentieth Century Practice: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical by Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1897)
"A rare but typical form is the purely muscular macroglossia. ... A peculiar
variety of congenital muscular macroglossia is the so- called lobed tongue. ..."
4. Diseases of the Digestive Organs: With Special Reference to Their Diagnosis by Charles Dettie Aaron (1921)
"macroglossia is usually due to lymphangioma, although there is also a muscular
form in ... macroglossia is sometimes a manifestation of general acromegaly. ..."
5. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1879)
"487), but subsequent observers differed in their views, some finding in cases of
macroglossia, chiefly hypertrophy of the muscular elements; others, ..."
6. Pediatrics: The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children by Thomas Morgan Rotch (1896)
"The opposite condition, macroglossia, in which the tongue is enlarged, is more
common than ... macroglossia appears in two forms. One is the fibrinous, ..."
7. Manual of the Diseases of Children by John Madison Taylor, William Hughes Wells (1901)
"FIBRINOUS macroglossia. Symptoms.—The tongue is much enlarged, is of a bluish or
... macroglossia is most frequently found in deformed subjects or cretins. ..."
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