hairy tongue
MONDO:0006777Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hairy tongue yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign condition affecting the dorsum of the tongue. It is characterized by defective desquamation resulting in elongation of the filiform papillae. The dorsum of the tongue has a furry appearance and is usually stained black.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006777), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of