macroglossia
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- noun
- /ˌmækroʊˈɡlɑːsiə/
- Specialized
- Amyloid deposition in the tongue of patients with multiple myeloma occurs frequently and can result in macroglossia, which is the most common oral finding.
- case of macroglossia
Examples
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During the examination, the doctor noticed that macroglossia could be related to his genetic condition.
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Dendy et al. described the case of a 62-year-old woman with longstanding macroglossia secondary to primary amyloidosis; the anterior two-thirds of her tongue was successfully resected.
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More research on the benefits and consequences of the surgical treatment of macroglossia would be welcome.
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Macroglossia was the primary feature on the physical examination of our patient.
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The mass had increased in volume to the point that it led to the development of macroglossia and tongue protrusion.
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Of course, amyloidosis should not be the first consideration in a case of macroglossia.
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In the literature, surgical reduction of the tongue has been suggested in cases of amyloid macroglossia.
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Furthermore, our patient had macroglossia and mandibular abnormality.
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The child's macroglossia made it difficult for him to speak clearly.
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Macroglossia often requires intervention if it interferes with feeding and speech development.
Surface Forms
Morphology
macroglossia = glossia (opaque) = macro + gloss + ia
The meaning is built from the medical base "glossia" plus the prefix "macro-", but the term is specialized and not transparent to most learners.
Etymology
The word macroglossia comes from Greek parts macro- 'large' and -glossia from glossa 'tongue', and the same root appears in English words about language like glossary. So macroglossia simply names the condition of having an unusually large tongue.