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A sideshow performer named Erik Sprague, known professionally as The Lizardman, had his tongue split on July 18, 1997. His procedure was performed by oral surgeon Dr. Lawrence Busino, using an argon laser, in what was the first truly professional tongue split. A new deeper split was done on October 3, 1997.
Forked tongue of a carpet python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli) A forked tongue is a tongue split into two distinct tines at the tip; this is a feature common to many species of reptiles. Reptiles smell using the tip of their tongue, and a forked tongue allows them to sense from which direction a smell is coming.
Tongue bifurcation may refer to: Tongue splitting, a type of body modification; Forked tongue, a physical characteristic of certain animals; See also.
Meatotomy – splitting of the underside of the glans penis; Orchiectomy – removal of the testicles; Penectomy – removal of the penis; Subincision – splitting of the underside of the penis, also called urethrotomy; Nipple removal [7] Nipple splitting [8] Nullification – the voluntary removal of body parts.
A tongue frenulum piercing is a piercing through the frenulum underneath the tongue, known as the frenulum linguae, and commonly the tongue web piercing. "Venom bites" is the term given to two tongue piercings placed side by side on the tongue, which are considered to be more painful than a regular tongue piercing through the tongue's center.
Fissured tongue is a benign condition characterized by deep grooves in the dorsum of the tongue. Although these grooves may look unsettling, the condition is usually ...
Also in France and Italy it's stated that tongue splitting is illegal, so there are propably no practioners willing to do that. In United Kingdom there are laws that don't prohibit tongue splitting, but those laws could be used to charge a practioner doing tongue splitting, so the few practioners doing splitting in the UK don't advertise it.
The tongue is an important accessory organ in the digestive system. The tongue is used for crushing food against the hard palate, during mastication and manipulation of food for softening prior to swallowing. The epithelium on the tongue's upper, or dorsal surface is keratinised. Consequently, the tongue can grind against the hard palate ...