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An unhealthy tongue may look red, smooth, or black. Other signs of tongue health include soreness and enlarged and swollen papillae, or the small bumps on your tongue. Tongue changes are sometimes ...

The okapi tongue is incredible - it extends a foot beyond its snout. Read on to find out how it uses it to reach leaves high ...

A harmless, temporary condition characterized by tongue discoloration. Black hairy tongue occurs when the papillae (the upper surface of the tongue) on the tongue are unable to shed dead cells.

One of the first clinical skills learned by medical students is the importance of asking the patient to "put out your tongue, please," recognizing that observing the tongue may frequently provide ...

We all have bumps on our tongue. They’re called papillae and they’re the usual home of our taste buds, which react to the different flavours in food when they reach our mouth. However ...

“I told her it was politically incorrect.” Swab blue food colouring on the front of your tongue. This allows you to see the fungiform papillae (they don’t stain as well as the rest of the ...