Microglossia

What it means

Decreased length and width of the tongue.

Normal standards do not exist. The term aglossia is often used for extremely small tongue, but a nubbin of tongue tissue is almost always present and aglossia in sensu strictu is extremely rare. This is an acknowledged bundled term, but due to its frequent usage and relative paucity of situations that would call for separate individual assessments of tongue dimensions, the bundled term is retained.

Rare diseases that can present with this11

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Decreased size of tongue · Hypoglossia · Hypoplasia of the tongue · Hypoplastic tongue · Lingual hypoplasia · Rudimentary tongue · Small tongue · Underdevelopment of the tongue