(NEXSTAR) – Do you have a “geographic tongue”?

No, it’s not a nickname for a person who speaks multiple languages, or even a glutton who enjoys a diverse range of worldly cuisines. It’s actually a physical condition that affects the papillae of the tongue.

Kate McKinnon, formerly of “Saturday Night Live,” brought awareness to the condition after revealing her own “geographic tongue” diagnosis in People magazine last month.

"I took a photo of my tongue and sent it to an actor friend of mine," she told People. "We both have the same medical condition. It’s called geographic tongue. Your tongue sheds in patches and looks like an atlas, hence the name 'geographic tongue.'"

"It’s gross," she added.

Despite her feeling “gross” about it, McKinnon’s condition isn’t a serious one. People who h

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