Glossology, or, The additional means of diagnosis of disease to be derived from indications and appearances of the tongue : read before the Senior Physical Society of Guy's Hospital, 4th November, 1843 / by Benjamin Ridge.

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1844
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Credit: Glossology, or, The additional means of diagnosis of disease to be derived from indications and appearances of the tongue : read before the Senior Physical Society of Guy's Hospital, 4th November, 1843 / by Benjamin Ridge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    66 Exsanguineous, Flabby, Fissured, Glazed, Indented, Lobulated, Moist, Parched, Papulated, Semi-transparent, Smooth, Swollen, Sore, Sulcated, with or without deep edges. Tender, Tumid, Tremulous, Ulcerated. Fifthly: Deviating little from the natural appearances, Clean and moist, Clean. In fact, scarcely any or no mention is made of these ap- pearances occurring in particular parts of the tongue, and certainly no reason is given why the surface of the tongue should be so covered. These questions have often arisen in my mind : What is the natiiral and healthy appearance of the tongue ? What is the state and real appearance of a clean tongue ? Is what is called a clean tongue always indicative of a healthy state of the system? We see an anormally clean tongue