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Macroglossia is a disorder in which the tongue is larger than normal. It is usually enlarged because of an increase in the amount of tissue, rather than because of an external growth like a tumor.

This condition can be seen in certain inherited or congenital disorders including:

 
• Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (low blood sugar in a newborn with macroglossia and other enlarged organs)  
• Congenital hypotyhroidism (newborn with decreased or, rarely, no thyroid hormone production)  
• Down’s syndrome  
• Primary amyloidosis  
• Acromegaly (excess growth hormone)

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