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Geographic tongue, also known by several other terms, [note 1] is a condition of the mucous membrane of the tongue, usually on the dorsal surface. It is a common ...
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Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) - a common disorder which occasionally causes a burning sensation but is usually painless. Irregular patches of depapillation form on the tongue giving the appearance of a map. The cause is unknown. Leukoplakia - can affect the tongue
Shovel-shaped incisors and non-shovel-shaped incisors. Shovel-shaped incisors (or, more simply, shovel incisors) are incisors whose lingual surfaces are scooped as a consequence of lingual marginal ridges, crown curvature, or basal tubercles, either alone or in combination.
Geographic tongue. Migratory stomatitis is a condition that involves the tongue and other oral mucosa. The common migratory glossitis (geographic tongue) affects the anterior two thirds of the dorsal and lateral tongue mucosa of 1% to 2.5% of the population, with one report of up to 12.7% of the population. The tongue is often fissured ...
Blodgett Iceberg Tongue) is a large iceberg tongue that extends seaward from the vicinity of Cape Morse and Cape Carr on the east side of PorpoiseIt was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gardner D. Blodgett, Office of Geography, Department of Interior, who, in 1955, prepared a sketch map of the coastal features of Antarctica between 84°E and 144°E from U.S. Navy ...
It was plotted by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936–37 and named Flatnes ("flat point"). The generic term "ice tongue" has been approved for this feature on the basis of John H. Roscoe's 1952 study of features in the area as identified in air photos taken by the US Navy 's ...
Whittle Glacier Tongue) is a small glacier tongue extending seaward from Whittle Glacier into Colvocoresses Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with Whittle Glacier.