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glossalgia. See glossodynia. glossalgia [glŏ-sal´jah] pain in the tongue.
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... Read more or ask a question about glossalgiaWant to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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