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Your tongue isn’t just for talking. It’s a muscle with a mind of its own. Did you know it has about 10,000 taste buds?

But wait, glosso- also shows up in weird places. There’s glossopharyngeal, which means "tongue and throat." That’s a nerve that connects your taste to your gag reflex. Delightful.

And then there’s hypoglossal. That’s the nerve that controls tongue movement. Without it, you’d just have a sad, floppy blob in your mouth. No licks, no words, no ice cream enjoyment.

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The Surprisingly Long Tongue

Ever seen a chameleon’s tongue? It’s twice the length of its body. Human tongues are way less impressive, but yours is still a marvel. It’s the strongest muscle for its size in the body.

You can thank glosso- for that fact. Every time your tongue does a complex dance to say "statistics," it’s using the power of the combining form. Bow to the glosso.