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n.hairiness of the tongue, due to the growth of fungal organisms infecting its surface.* * *
tricho·glos·sia (trik″o-glosґe-ə) [tricho- + gloss- + -ia] hairy tongue.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
trichoglossia
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