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BLACK TONGUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
Synonyms:
black tongue; furry tongue; hairy tongue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("black tongue" is a kind of...):
side effect (a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy)
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