glosso-, gloss-, -glossa, -glossia

(Greek: tongue; language, speech)

The human tongue is only a few inches from the brain, but they seem to be miles apart when you listen to some people talk.

—Anonymous
phaneroglossia
Having a conspicuous (obvious) tongue; a reference to certain reptiles and insects.
proglossis
The tip of the tongue.
pteroglossal
Having the tongue finely notched along the sides, so as to have a featherlike appearance, as the toucans (fruit-eating birds of tropical America).
schistoglossia
Congenital fissure or cleft of the tongue.
subglossal
Situated under the tongue; sublingual.
tachyglossus
In zoology, the genus consisting of the typical echidnas (Australian terrestrial anteaters; burrowers with long snouts and tongues).
thyroglossal
Referring to the thyroid gland and tongue.
toxiglossate
Having hollow lateral radula teeth (rows of small teeth) conveying poisonous secretion of salivary glands, as certain carnivorous marine gastropods.
trichoglossia
1. A hairy condition of the tongue which is a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue.
2. A lengthening of the filiform papillae, producing an appearance as if the tongue were covered with hair.
uloglossitis
Inflammation of the gingivae (the gums) and the tongue.
xenoglossia
1. In psychic research, the alleged power of a person to communicate with others in a language which he/she has never learned.
2. The knowledge of a language which supposedly has never geen studied by certain people.
xenoglossy
A paranormal phenomenon in which a person is able to speak a language that he or she could not have acquired by natural means.

An example would be a someone who speaks French fluently and like a native, but who has never studied French, never been to a French-speaking country, nor associated with French-speakers; would be considered to be an example of xenoglossy.

Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; dic-; fa-; -farious; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.