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Tongue diseases

Tongue morphology, Chinese woodcut

Tongue, fungiform papilla. SEM

Tongue, ?taste bud. SEM

Tongue, squames, taste bud. SEM

Tongue diagnosis chart: Long, swollen, red, protruding tongue

Tongue, scanning electron micrograph

Tongue, scanning electron micrograph.

Tongue diagnosis chart: Red tongue with pale black centre

Tongue diagnosis chart, Chinese woodut, late Ming

Tongue morphology: Heitai biandi hongshe, Chinese woodcut

Tongue, bacteria on fungiform papillae. SEM

Tongue, scales on filiform papillae. SEM

Tongue, including taste bud - coloured

Tongue diagnosis chart, Chinese woodcut, late Ming

Tongue diagnosis chart: Red; white coating; stringy mucus

Tongue, squames on fungiform papilla, SEM

Tongue, squames on fungiform papilla. SEM

Tongue morphology: Cidi heishe) and heilan zi nie she

Tongue, including taste bud. SEM

Tongue, taste bud on fungiform papilla. SEM

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Tongue diseases

Tongue morphology, Chinese woodcut

Tongue, fungiform papilla. SEM

Tongue, ?taste bud. SEM

Tongue, squames, taste bud. SEM

Tongue diagnosis chart: Long, swollen, red, protruding tongue

Tongue, scanning electron micrograph

Tongue, scanning electron micrograph.

Tongue diagnosis chart: Red tongue with pale black centre

Tongue diagnosis chart, Chinese woodut, late Ming

Tongue morphology: Heitai biandi hongshe, Chinese woodcut

Tongue, bacteria on fungiform papillae. SEM

Tongue, scales on filiform papillae. SEM

Tongue, including taste bud - coloured

Tongue diagnosis chart, Chinese woodcut, late Ming

Tongue diagnosis chart: Red; white coating; stringy mucus

Tongue, squames on fungiform papilla, SEM

Tongue, squames on fungiform papilla. SEM

Tongue morphology: Cidi heishe) and heilan zi nie she

Tongue, including taste bud. SEM

Tongue, including taste bud. SEM

Tongue, including taste bud. SEM

Tongue, including taste bud. SEM

Tongue, taste bud on fungiform papilla. SEM

Tongue, taste bud on fungiform papilla. SEM