What is "glossoptosis"

n. (context medicine English) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.

n. abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue

Glossoptosis is a medical condition and abnormality which refers to the downward displacement or retraction of the tongue. It may cause non fusion of hard palate causing cleft palate.

It is one of the features of Pierre Robin Sequence and Down Syndrome.

Category:Congenital disorders of musculoskeletal system Category:Tongue disorders