| hyoglossal | <anatomy> Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane. Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle. Origin: Hyo- + Gr. Tongue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hyoglossal membrane | Posterior widening of the lingual septum connecting the root of the tongue to the hyoid bone; the inferior fibres of the genioglossus are attached to it and by this means to the upper anterior body of the hyoid bone near the midline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyoglossal muscle | <anatomy, muscle> A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the hyoid bone. Origin, body and greater horn of hyoid bone; insertion, side of the tongue; action, retracts and pulls down side of tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual. Synonym: musculus hyoglossus, hyoglossal muscle, hyoglossus. Origin: NL, fr. Hyo- hyo- + Gr. Tongue. (08 Mar 2000) |