Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun black_tongue

1 sense of black tongue

Sense 1
hairy tongue, furry tongue, black tongue -- (a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue)
       => side effect -- (a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug")