hairy tongue

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(medicine) Hyperplasia of the papillae forming hairlike projections on the tongue.

Hyperplasia of the filiform papillae of the tongue, frequently associated with oral moniliasis and the use of antibiotics or tobacco.

A benign condition of the tongue marked by elongation and often staining of the filiform papillae. Also called glossotrichia, trichoglossia.

Hairy tongue; elongation of papillae because of improper keratinization or desquamation of epithelial cells.