[1855–60; gloss(a) + -al1]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: kickoff, output, pickup, specialist, superheat
Examples of 'glossal' in a sentence
glossal
His presentation was complicated by significant glossal and oropharyngeal edema requiring emergent cricothyrotomy.
Charles W. Hwang, F. Eike Flach 2015, 'Recurrent Coagulopathy after Rattlesnake Bite Requiring Continuous Intravenous Dosingof Antivenom', Case Reports in Emergency Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/719302. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The traits glossal length and pupal weight presented the lowest correlation to honey production: 0.225 and 0.410, respectively.
Souza Darcet Costa, Cruz Cosme Damião, Campos Lúcio Antônio de Oliveira, Regazzi AdairJosé 2002, 'Correlation between honey production and some morphological traits in africanizedhoney bees (Apis melifera)', Ciência Ruralhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782002000500020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)