Kalmar "glossodynia" tana nufin yanayin likita wanda ke da zafi ko rashin jin daɗi a cikin harshe, wanda kuma aka sani da glossalgia ko ciwon baki. An samo shi daga kalmomin Helenanci "glossa," ma'anar "harshe," da "odyne," ma'ana "zafi." Glossodynia yawanci ana bayyana shi a matsayin ƙonawa ko ƙwanƙwasawa a cikin harshe, kuma yana iya kasancewa tare da wasu alamomi kamar bushe baki, da ɗanɗano da kuma ƙara yawan hankali ga wasu abinci ko abubuwa. Ana la'akari da yanayin rashin lafiya kuma yana iya tasiri sosai ga ingancin rayuwar mutum. Zaɓuɓɓukan jiyya don glossodynia na iya haɗawa da magance abubuwan da ke da alaƙa, sarrafa alamun bayyanar, da kuma ba da taimako na jin zafi. Yana da kyau a tuntubi ƙwararrun ma'aikatan kiwon lafiya don samun cikakkiyar ganewar asali da kulawar da ta dace.