1. Noun. A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue.
1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1891)“S. SOLIS-COHEN exhibited MICROSCOPIC SPECIMENS FROM A CASE OF hairy tongue . These hair-like specimens, composed of pigmented epithelium, were removed from ...”
5. Tobacco Effects In The Mouth by Robert E. Mecklenburg (1995)“The condition may improve following the cessation or reduction of smoking (8). It usually responds to antifungal therapy. hairy tongue is an overgrowth of ...”
6. Diseases of the Nose and Throat by Algernon Coolidge (1915)“... or the tongue may become more or less fissured. Treatment does not seem to affect it. hairy tongue This condition, also called black ...”