tongue thrust

noun

Orofacial muscular imbalance: a human behavioral pattern in which the tongue protrudes through the anterior incisors during swallowing, during speech, and while the tongue is at rest.

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Meanings

nountongue thrust (countable and uncountable, plural tongue thrusts)

plural tongue thrusts

  1. countableuncountableOrofacial muscular imbalance: a human behavioral pattern in which the tongue protrudes through the anterior incisors during swallowing, during speech, and while the tongue is at rest.
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