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What does glossoptosis mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
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The most common presentation is Pierre Robin sequence which consists of respiratory distress, micrognathia and glossoptosis with or without a cleft palate.
It is associated with a cleft palate and consists of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and varying degrees of airway obstruction.

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