Blacktongue

/ˈblæk.tʌŋ/ noun

A condition in dogs caused by vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency, causing the tongue to darken and swell.

From 'black' + 'tongue,' a descriptive medical term identifying the visible symptom of pellagra in canines, first documented in veterinary medicine in the early 1900s.

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