HAIRY TONGUE
Dictionary entry overview: What does hairy tongue mean? • HAIRY TONGUE (noun)
The noun HAIRY TONGUE has 1 sense:
1. a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
Familiarity information: HAIRY TONGUE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HAIRY TONGUE (noun)
Meaning:
A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
black tongue; furry tongue; hairy tongue
Hypernyms ("hairy tongue" is a kind of...):
side effect (a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy)
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