CONDITIONS PECULIAR TO THE TONGUE

Authors
MCNALLY MA LANGLAIS RP
Citation
Ma. Mcnally et Rp. Langlais, CONDITIONS PECULIAR TO THE TONGUE, Dermatologic clinics, 14(2), 1996, pp. 257
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Dermatologic clinics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07338635
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-8635(1996)14:2<257:CPTTT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The tongue is the organ of taste, and it functions in speech, masticat ion, and the deglutition of food. This muscular organ is affected by m any conditions and diseases, including a variety of developmental, tra umatic, inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic lesions.