glossa (5) | (noun) - from the Greek word = a part of the tongue, especially in an insect. |
glossary (2) | (noun) From the word = a list of specialized words with their definition, a list of words to study. The plural is glossaries and glossarial is the adjective form. |
glossator (5) | (noun) - language + one that acts in such a way = someone who makes a glossary. |
gloss (4) | (verb) - from the Greek word = to explain or interpret, often by means of a false or misleading explanation. |
glossitis (4) | (noun) - tongue + inflammation or disease = inflammation of the tongue. |
glossographer (5) | (noun) - language + write + er = someone who makes a glossary. |
glossolalia (4) | (noun) - tongue + chatter, to chat = the religious occurrence, often called speaking in tongues, which is an excited babbling during a religious event. A glossolalist is a person who suffers from this (noun). |
glossopharyngeal nerve (5) | (noun) - tongue + pharynx + nerve = one of the cranial nerves that supply the pharynx, posterior tongue, and parotid gland. |
hypoglossal (5) | (adj.) - beneath + tongue = relating to the hypoglossal nerve. |
hypoglossal nerve (5) | (noun) - beneath + tongue + nerve = one of the cranial nerves which are motor nerves which supply the muscles of the tongue in higher animals. |
isogloss (5) | (noun) - equal + tongue = a line between regions which differ in linguistic features, or such a line on a map. Isoglossal and isoglossic are adjectives. |
odontoglossum (5) | (noun) - tooth + tongue = One of the widely cultivated tropical American orchids of the genus Odontoglossum. |
salpiglossis (5) | (noun) - trumpet + tongue = Chilean herbs of the nightshade family with large funnel-shaped multicolored flowers of the genus Salpiglossis. |