Medical Dictionary

black hairy tongue

noun

Medical Definition of BLACK HAIRY TONGUE

:  a dark furry or hairy discoloration of the tongue that is due to hyperplasia of the filiform papillae usually with an overgrowth of microorganisms—called also blacktongue

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