| glossopharyngeal part of superior pharyngeal constrictor | See: superior constrictor muscle of pharynx. Synonym: pars glossopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glossopharyngeal tic | Paroxysmal lancinating pain in the throat or palate. Synonym: glossopharyngeal tic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossopharyngeolabial paralysis | One of the subgroups of motor neuron disease; a progressive degenerative disorder of the motor neurons of primarily the brainstem, manifested as weakness (and wasting) of the various bulbar muscles, resulting in dysarthria and dysphagia-fluid regurgitation is an outstanding symptom and can cause aspiration; tongue weakness and wasting is usually evident, and often the fasciculation potentials are present in the tongue and facial muscles. Synonym: glossopalatolabial paralysis, glossopharyngeolabial paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossopharyngeus | See: superior constrictor muscle of pharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossoplasty | Plastic surgery of the tongue. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossoplegia | Synonym: glossolysis. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Plege, stroke (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossoptosis | Glossoptosia Downward displacement of the tongue. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossopyrosis | Synonym: glossodynia. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Pyrosis, a burning (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossorrhaphy | Suture of a wound of the tongue. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossospasm | Spasmodic contraction of the tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossosteresis | Partial or total surgical excision of the tongue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| glossotomy | Any cutting operation on the tongue, usually to obtain access to further reaches of the pharynx. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossotrichia | Synonym: hairy tongue. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Thrix, hair (05 Mar 2000) |