A rare or historical medical term for an anthrax-like infection or carbuncle affecting the tongue.
From Greek glōssa (tongue) combined with anthrax (coal, carbuncle), literally meaning 'tongue carbuncle,' describing a severe tongue infection.
This terrifying-sounding disease is mostly found in old medical textbooks—combining gloss- (tongue) with anthrax to describe one of the worst infections a tongue could get.
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