| B-G | Bordet-Gengou [agar, bacillus, phenomenon] |
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| CREST | calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal involvement, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia [syndrome]... |
| CRST | calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia [syndrome]; corrected sinus recovery t... |
| PRP | physiologic rest position; pityriasis rubra pilaris; platelet-rich plasma; polyribosyl ribitol phosp... |
| REST | Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal motor dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia [syndrome]; re... |
| postsulcal part of tongue | See: dorsum of tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hairy tongue | A tongue with abnormal elongation of the filiform papillae, resulting in a thickened furry appearance. Synonym: glossotrichia, trichoglossia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hart-tongue | 1. <botany> A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America. 2. <botany> A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linnaeus. It is also found in Florida. (06 Mar 1998) |
| presulcal part of tongue | See: dorsum of tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scrotal tongue | A painless condition of the tongue characterised by numerous grooves or furrows on the dorsal surface. Synonym: grooved tongue, lingua fissurata, lingua plicata, scrotal tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hobnail tongue | Interstitial glossitis with hypertrophy and verrucous changes in papillae; seen in some cases of late acquired syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hound's-tongue | <botany> A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Synonym: dog's-tongue. Origin: AS. Hundes tunge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| septum of tongue | The median vertical fibrous partition of the tongue merging posteriorly into the aponeurosis of the tongue. Synonym: septum linguae, septum of tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smoker's tongue | An obsolete term for leukoplakia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| snake's-tongue | <botany> Same as Adder's-tongue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stippled tongue | One in which each separate papilla is capped with a whitish deposit. Synonym: stippled tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strawberry tongue | A physical finding where the papillae of the tongue stand out as bright red dots against the dull white coated surface. Typically seen in scarlet fever or Kawasaki disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| superior longitudinal muscle of tongue | An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, running from base to tip on the dorsum just beneath the mucous membrane; action, shortens the upper part of the tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual. Synonym: musculus longitudinalis superior, superficial lingual muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep artery of tongue | <anatomy, artery> Termination of lingual artery, distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of under surface of tongue. Synonym: arteria profunda linguae, arteria ranina, deep artery of tongue, ranine artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deer's-tongue | <botany> A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |