Disease or Syndrome
glossoptosis
Subclass of:
Tongue Diseases
Definitions related to glossoptosis:
  • Posterior displacement of the tongue into the pharynx, i.e., a tongue that is mislocalised posteriorly.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • 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).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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