Hemiglossectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of half the tongue.
Tracheotomy is the medical term meaning surgical incision into the trachea. A related term, tracheostomy, is surgical creation of an artificial opening into the trachea. The after product (the open wound) is called a stoma
Ankyloglossia is the medical term meaning tongue-tie, or shortened tongue due to the position of the frenulum.
Subglossal is the medical term meaning beneath the tongue.
Lingual tonsillitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of lymph tissue at the back of the tongue.
Macroglossia means enlarged tongue.
Gingiv- is the medical terminology combining form meaning gums.
retr(o)-means backwards lingua or glosso means tongue retrolingual
Glossopharyngeal means pertaining to the tongue and throat.glossopharynxGlossopharyngealglossopharynx (glossopharyngeal)Glossopharyngeal means pertaining to the pharynx and the tongue.
The medical term for tongue is "lingua" or "glossa".
leukoplakia
Those are called 'papillae'. Just one is called a 'papilla'.