glossalgia

noun

glos·​sal·​gia

gläˈsalj(ē)ə,

glȯˈ-

plural -s

: pain localized in the tongue

especially : neuralgic pain in the tongue

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gloss- + -algia

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