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white tongue en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /waɪt.tʌŋɡ/

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A disease in which the tongue becomes pale due to dehydration, smoking, or alcohol consumption.
   • The tongue may be involved in various types of stomatitis, such as leucoplakia, geographic tongue, black tongue, white tongue, mercurialism, phenolphthalein, angioneurotic edema, […] 1946, Sterling Vernon Mead, Oral Surgery:

Translations (1)

ja 白い舌 (disease)