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GLOSSOSTROPHIA
\ɡlˌɒsəstɹˈɒfi͡ə], \ɡlˌɒsəstɹˈɒfiə], \ɡ_l_ˌɒ_s_ə_s_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_f_iə]\
Definitions of GLOSSOSTROPHIA
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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Doubling
of
the
point
of
the
tongue
upwards
and
backwards
, -said
to
have
been
a
mode
of
suicide. [?]
1846
- Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison
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