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Term:
abnormal intrinsic tongue muscle morphology (MP:0030208)
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abnormal extrinsic tongue muscle morphology +   
abnormal intrinsic tongue muscle morphology  
any structural anomaly of any of the four paired muscles that originate and insert within the tongue, running along its length; these muscles alter the shape of the tongue by lengthening and shortening it, curling and uncurling its apex and edges, and flattening and rounding its surface; they include the superior longitudinal muscle, the inferior longitudinal muscle, the vertical muscle, and the transverse muscle
absent tongue muscles  
tongue muscle hypoplasia  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: abnormal intrinsic lingual muscle morphology
Definition Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-7723, https://www.imaios.com/en/e-Anatomy/Anatomical-Parts/Muscles-of-tongue

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