glos·sal·gia (glô-s l j )n. See glossodynia. |
glossalgia.
See glossodynia.
glossalgia (glôsal´jē
),n painful sensations in the tongue.
glossalgia
pain in the tongue.
Patient discussion about glossalgia.
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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