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Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Tongue Diseases > Glossoptosis

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Glossoptosis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • Posterior displacement of the TONGUE toward the PHARYNX. It is often a feature in syndromes such as in PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME and DOWN SYNDROME and associated with AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION during sleep (OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEAS).

History note

  • 2015

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D065710

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