macroglossia

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What does macroglossia mean?

Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue; an excessively large tongue.

Where does macroglossia come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English -glossia English macroglossia From macro- + -glossia.

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