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Fissured tongue, also known as scrotal tongue or lingua plicata, is a benign condition characterized by deep grooves (fissures) in the dorsum of the tongue.
Fissured tongue is seen in Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, in most patients with Down syndrome, and in association with geographic tongue.
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