DeCS

Descriptor English:

Tongue

Descriptor Spanish:

Lengua

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	lengua
Scope note:	Órgano muscular, situado en la boca, que está cubierto por un tejido rosáceo denominado mucosa, diminutas protuberancias llamadas papilas y miles de terminaciones gustativas. La lengua está anclada a la boca y es un órgano vital para la masticación, la deglución y el lenguaje.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Língua

Descriptor French:

Langue

Tree number(s):

A03.556.500.885
A14.549.885

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014059

Scope note:

A muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech.

Annotation:

/ surg: consider GLOSSECTOMY; inflammation = GLOSSITIS; tongue thrust: index TONGUE HABITS; painful or sore tongue = GLOSSALGIA

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie