glos·so·dyn·i·a (glôs  -d n  - )n. A burning or painful sensation in the tongue. Also called glossalgia. |
glossodynia
[glos′ōdin′ē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, glossa + odyne, pain
pain in the tongue caused by acute or chronic inflammation, abscess, ulcer, or trauma. Also called glossalgia.
glossodynia (glôs´ōdī´nē
),n painful sensations in the tongue; a sensation of burning in the tongue; a sore tongue.
glossodynia
pain in the tongue.
Patient discussion about glossodynia.
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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