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What is the definition or description of: swollen tongue?
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Swollen tongue: Swollen tongue is just a description of a tongue that has become larger then previously, this can happen because infection, inflammation, allergic reaction, a tumor growing inside of it , etc...
Answered 6/8/2013
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