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geographical tongue

[ jē′ə-grăf′ĭ-kəl ]

n.

A chronic inflammation of the tongue characterized by distinct somewhat circular groupings of lesions bounded by a white band.benign migratory glossitis erythema migrans linguae pityriasis linguae

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Nearby words

  1. geographic range,
  2. geographic south,
  3. geographical,
  4. geographical determinism,
  5. geographical mile,
  6. geography,
  7. geohydrology,
  8. geoid,
  9. geoisotherm,
  10. geol.
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