Glossitis refers to inflammation of the tongue. The condition causes the tongue to swell in size, change in color, and develop a smooth appearance on the surface. The tongue is the small, muscular organ in the mouth that helps you chew and swallow food. It also helps with your speech.
The term South Pacific refers to Australasia and Oceania. The area of Australasia includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and many smaller islands in the vicinity, most of which are the eastern part of Indonesia. Oceania, a geographical region consists of numerous countries and territories, mostly islands in the southern Pacific Ocean.
1 Sub-equatorial Oceania, a region centered on the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean. 2  South Pacific Ocean, the southern part of the Pacific Ocean, usually the area south of the equator.  South Pacific, 1943 Broadway stage play written by Howard Rigsby and Dorothy Heyward and staged by Lee Strasberg.