"Macroglossia" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... term applied to a variety of conditions in which the tongue becomes unduly large, so that it tends to be protruded from the mouth, and to become scored by the teeth. The typical form—lymphangiomatous macroglossia—is due to a dilatation of the lymph spaces of the tongue. It is often congenital, and may affect the whole or only a part of the tongue. The enlargement may be progressive from the first, or may remain stationary for years, and then begin to develop somewhat suddenly, sometimes after ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles |
