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Genioglossus muscle disorders encompass any conditions that impair the normal structure or function of the genioglossus, the large fan‑shaped muscle forming ...

Tongue extrinsic muscle contracture is a condition where the muscles that originate outside the tongue and insert into it (the extrinsic muscles) become ...

Extrinsic tongue muscle dystrophy is a condition characterized by the progressive weakening and degeneration of the tongue’s extrinsic muscles—the four muscles ...

Tongue extrinsic muscles dystonia—often called lingual dystonia—is a focal movement disorder in which the muscles that position the tongue (the extrinsic ...

Tongue extrinsic muscle strain is an injury affecting the muscles that connect your tongue to surrounding structures in the mouth and throat. These muscles ...

A tongue extrinsic muscle sprain happens when one or more of the muscles that move the tongue get overstretched or torn. Unlike small tears inside the mouth, ...

A tear of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue is a type of muscle strain that happens when one or more of the four muscles anchoring the tongue to nearby bones ...

Tongue extrinsic muscle injury refers to damage affecting one or more of the four major muscles that originate outside the tongue (genioglossus, hyoglossus, ...

Extrinsic tongue muscle atrophy refers to the shrinkage and weakening of the muscles that originate outside the tongue and insert into it. “Atrophy” means a ...

Tongue extrinsic muscle hypertrophy, often manifesting as an enlarged tongue (macroglossia), is a condition in which the muscles that move the tongue from ...

Fibrosis of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue is a pathological condition in which normal muscle fibers are progressively replaced by stiff, collagen‑rich ...

Extrinsic tongue muscle infections occur when pathogenic microorganisms invade and inflame one or more of the four major muscles that move the tongue. Unlike ...