hyoglossus
Meanings
noun
- A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin hyoglōssus, clipping of musculus hyoglōssus (“hyoglossal muscle”).
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