C18: named after Ãtienne de Silhouette (1709â67), French politician, perhaps referring to silhouettes as partial portraits, with a satirical allusion to Silhouette's brief career as controller general (1759)
Basic Door Knocker Tongue Ring. This tongue ring is 5/8 and is available in 14, 12, 10 or 8 Gauge 316L surgical steel.
1 Medical illness. 2  Very slow swelling of the tongue over weeks or months can occur in a condition called amyloid, a disease in which harmful amyloid proteins are deposited into tissues and organs.  3 With [amyloid], the tongue gets bigger and bigger over time, says Feldweg. 4  Irritants and trauma. In addition to allergic reactions to medications, allergic reactions to other substances â such as foods or bee stings â can cause swelling. 2  In food allergies and bee sting allergies, the tongue can swell, but it is less common to have a swollen tongue than it is to have a swollen throat or lips. 3  Infection.