tongue pain
Sore taste organ
Tongue pain is discomfort, soreness, or aching in the tongue.
Causes range from minor irritations like biting one's tongue or burning it on hot food to infections, canker sores, or nerve conditions.
The tongue pain made it hard to eat.
Also called glossodynia in medical contexts.
- sorePainful or annoyed
- burningCombustion in progress
- burning sensationPainful heat-like feeling
- ulcerErosive tissue wound
- canker soreOral mucosal lesion
canker · glossitis · oral thrush · throb · sting · raw · swollen · bitter · taste · taste buds · mouth · dry mouth · saliva · chewing · biting · numbness · tingling · inflammation
- tongue problemsglossitis, scalloped edges
- mouth problemscavity, canker sore, mouth ulcers, gum infection, gum disease
- oral conditionsmouth ulcers, oral cancer, oral thrush, oral ulcers, oral lesions