glossocele Path.
(ˈglɒsəʊsiːl)
[f. glosso- + Gr. κήλη tumour. Cf. F. glossocèle.]
‘Protrusion of the tongue from the mouth in consequence of inflammatory swelling, hypertrophy, salivation, or other cause’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1885).
| 1823 in Crabb Technol. Dict. 1857 Dunglison Med. Lex. 426 A chronic glossocele. |