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Pronunciation / Transliteration: glossale
"Il nervo glossale controlla i movimenti della lingua."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to, situated near, or affecting the tongue.
"The medical examination revealed a glossal lesion requiring further biopsy." - 2
Relating to glossolalia or the formulation of glosses and specialized vocabulary.
"The anthropological study explored glossal expressions within ritualistic chants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'glossalis', stemming from the Ancient Greek 'glōssa' meaning tongue or language, combined with the English suffix '-al'. It entered specialized anatomical and linguistic discourse in the 19th century to describe things pertaining specifically to the tongue.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Glossal" is said worldwide
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glossal
Transliteration: glosal
"Le nerf glossal assure la motricité de la langue."
glossal
Transliteration: glosal
"Der glossale Bereich wurde gründlich untersucht."
glossale
Transliteration: glossale
"Il nervo glossale controlla i movimenti della lingua."
glosal
Transliteration: glosal
"La patología glosal requiere evaluación médica."
glossal
Transliteration: glossal
"O exame clínico avaliou a região glossal."
जिह्वा संबंधी
Transliteration: jihva sambandhi
"यह परीक्षण जिह्वा संबंधी विकारों के लिए है।"
舌的
Transliteration: shé de
"医生对病人进行了舌部的检查。"
설(舌)의
Transliteration: seol-ui
Script: 설의
"이 검사는 설의 질환을 진단하기 위한 것이다."
舌の
Transliteration: shita no
"医師は患者の舌の神経を検査した。"
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