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glossalgia

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glos·sal·gia (glô-slj)
n.

glossalgia.
glossalgia [glŏ-sal´jah]
pain in the tongue.

glossalgia (glôsal´jē),
n painful sensations in the tongue.

glossalgia
pain in the tongue.

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Q. tongue pain and brain tumor

A. 2 cranial nerves (nerves that go out of the brain itself) are responsible for sensory innervation the tongue- the glossofaringial (the inner third of the tongue) and a branch of the trigeminal nerve. (outer two thirds of the tongue). the pain could indicate pressure of the tumor on each one of them- depends where it hurts...

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