"Tongue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.500.885 A14.549.885
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tongue" by people in Profiles.
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Duplication of the oral cavity and mandible: a rare congenital craniofacial anomaly. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 May 19; 13(5).
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Taste Manipulation and Swallowing Mechanics in Trauma-Related Sensory-Based Dysphagia. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 08 15; 62(8):2703-2712.
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Perineurioma of the Tongue: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Feb; 77(2):329.e1-329.e7.
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Down syndrome and pediatric obstructive sleep apnea surgery: A national cohort. Laryngoscope. 2018 08; 128(8):1963-1969.
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Evaluating muscles underlying tongue base retraction in deglutition using muscular functional magnetic resonance imaging (mfMRI). Magn Reson Imaging. 2016 Feb; 34(2):204-8.
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Upper Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Durability of the Treatment Effect at 18 Months. Sleep. 2015 Oct 01; 38(10):1593-8.
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A multicenter evaluation of oral pressure therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med. 2013 Sep; 14(9):830-7.
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Cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous roles for IRF6 during development of the tongue. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e56270.
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Snoring management with nasal surgery and upper airway radiofrequency ablation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Jun; 146(6):1023-7.
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Laser capture microdissection of Candida albicans from host tissue. Methods Mol Biol. 2012; 845:397-409.