geographic tongue
MONDO:0005771Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names geographic tongue yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign condition characterized by the development of irregular patches in the surface of the tongue resulting in a map-like appearance. The patches migrate from day to day and usually resolve without treatment.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005771), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: geographic tongue
- Also called
- benign migratory glossitisglossitis areata exfoliativa