Hyoglossus definition
A muscle whose action retracts and pulls down the side of the tongue.
noun
A muscle whose action retracts and pulls down the side of the tongue.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
hyoglossus
Plural:
hyoglossiOrigin of hyoglossus
- New Latin hȳoglossus hȳoīdēs the hyoid bone (from which its lower end arises) hyoid Greek glōssa tongue
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition