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glossodynia

glossodynia

9.9
A pain or burning feeling in the tongue often with no clear cause
  • noun
  • /ˌɡlɑːsəˈdɪniə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : glosodinia
  • The patient described a burning sensation in her tongue, which her doctor identified as glossodynia.

Examples

  • He often experiences glossodynia, making it uncomfortable to eat or speak.

  • After several tests, the dentist concluded that her pain was due to glossodynia, not an infection.

  • One day later, the woman requested a consultation with her geriatrician, complaining of glossodynia and mouth dryness.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Xerostomia can lead to dysgeusia, glossodynia, sialadenitis, cracking and fissuring of the oral mucosa, and halitosis.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

glossalgia
vsglossodynia
  • Specialized
9.9

A pain in the tongue that may be sharp or sore

specifies burning sensations in the tongue often without obvious medical cause

Compounds

glossodynia exfoliativa
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition that causes red patches on the tongue and a burning feeling when eating hot or spicy food

Surface Forms

glossodynia singular
glossodyniae plural

Morphology

glossodynia = glosso + dynia

Although built from identifiable medical combining forms ('glosso-' = tongue, '-dynia' = pain), these are specialized Greek combining forms unfamiliar to average B1 learners, so the meaning is not derivable from common English base words.

Etymology

Glossodynia comes from Greek parts glosso- 'tongue' and -dynia 'pain', so it means 'tongue pain' and refers to the condition of burning or pain in the tongue.