strawberry tongue

strawberry tongue
strawberry tongue n a tongue that is red from swollen congested papillae and that occurs esp. in scarlet fever and Kawasaki disease

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1. a tongue that is dark red colored and whose surface resembles the surface of a strawberry; seen in conditions such as Staphylococcus aureus infection, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, and streptococcal pharyngitis. 2. raspberry t.

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