tongue loss

pathology
Also known as: aglossia

Learn about this topic in these articles:

compensation for speech disorder

  • functional areas of the human brain
    In speech disorder: Loss of tongue

    …loss of the tongue (true aglossia) from injury or surgery is often amazingly well compensated. Patients can learn to use residual portions of a tongue stump as well as other oral structures to substitute for the missing tongue; indeed, some persons without a tongue have relearned to speak so well…

    Read More