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glossectomy

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glossectomy [glɒˈsɛktəmɪ]
n pl -mies
(Medicine / Surgery) surgical removal of all or part of the tongue


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Acts of orofacial and self mutilation have also been described in the literature as occurring during an acute psychotic episode and have taken the form of autoextractions (13), glossectomy (14), self enucleation of the eye (15) and excoriation of gingival tissues with sharp fingernails (16).
In a surgical procedure called a midline glossectomy, a small part of the center of the tongue is removed to make it smaller.
Laser midline glossectomy and lingualplasty are types of sleep apnea surgery that remove a portion of the tongue.
 
 
 
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