glossal

[ glos-uh l, glaw-suh l ]
/ ˈglɒs əl, ˈglɔ səl /

adjective

of or relating to the tongue.

Origin of glossal

First recorded in 1855–60; gloss(a) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM glossal

sub·glos·sal, adjective

Words nearby glossal

gloss, gloss over, gloss paint, gloss., glossa, glossal, glossalgia, glossary, glossator, glossectomy, glossematics

Medical definitions for subglossal (1 of 2)

subglossal
[ sŭb-glô′səl ]

adj.

Below or beneath the tongue; hypoglossal.

Medical definitions for subglossal (2 of 2)

glossal
[ glô′səl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the tongue.