Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In anatomy, dissection of the tongue.
  • noun In surgery, excision of the tongue; glossectomy.

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  • During the glossotomy craze, Lancet reported a cure that combined radical surgery with a kind of bioelectrical hookup.

    Knotted Tongues Benson Bobrick 1995

  • During the glossotomy craze, Lancet reported a cure that combined radical surgery with a kind of bioelectrical hookup.

    Knotted Tongues Benson Bobrick 1995

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