glossalgia

9.9

A pain in the tongue that may be sharp or sore

noun
/ɡlɑːˈsæl.dʒə/

Specialized

: glosalgiía

The patient complained of persistent glossalgia following his recent dental procedure.

Examples

He was diagnosed with glossalgia after his dental procedure.
Several potential causes of glossalgia include allergies, nutritional deficiencies, and irritation from dental appliances.
Effective treatment of glossalgia can significantly improve a person's quality of life.
Many patients report experiencing glossalgia after certain treatments.
The patient felt a sharp glossalgia that made it difficult to eat or speak.
After receiving dental treatment, she developed glossalgia that lasted for several days.
He visited the doctor because he was suffering from glossalgia that was affecting his daily activities.

Synonyms

glossodynia

vsglossalgia

Specialized

9.9

A pain or burning feeling in the tongue often with no clear cause

is only general tongue pain without a burning quality or implied unknown cause

Surface Forms

glossalgia singular

glossalgias plural

Morphology

glossalgia = gloss (opaque) = gloss + algia

Both elements are specialized Greek combining forms unfamiliar to average B1 learners, so the compound meaning ('tongue pain') is not derivable from everyday English knowledge.

Etymology

Glossalgia combines gloss- ('tongue') and -algia ('pain'). Think of glossary to remember the 'tongue' part, so Glossalgia means pain in the tongue.