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.
Today, parts of three geological continents are included in the term Oceania: Eurasia, Australia, and Zealandia, as well the non-continental volcanic islands of the Philippines, Wallacea, and the open Pacific.he Oceania ecozone includes all of Micronesia, Fiji, and all of Polynesia except New Zealand. New Zealand, New Guinea, Melanesia apart from Fiji, and Australia constitute the separate Australasian ecozone. The Malay Archipelago is part of the Indomalaya ecozone.