Genioglossus definition
Either of a pair of muscles that connect the jaw and tongue and that depress and protrude the tongue.
noun
Either of a pair of muscles that connect the jaw and tongue and that depress and protrude the tongue.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
genioglossus
Plural:
genioglossiOrigin of genioglossus
- New Latin genioglōssus Greek geneion chin genial2 Greek glōssa tongue
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition