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MeSH Heading: Glossoptosis
Tree Number(s): C07.465.910.411
Unique ID: D065710
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065710
Scope Note: 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).
Previous Indexing: Tongue/abnormalities (1963-2014); Tongue Diseases (1977-2014)
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2014/06/13

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