| hyoglossus 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) |
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| musculus hyoglossus | Synonym: hyoglossus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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