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- New Latin · borrowed fromgenīoglōssus
- English todaygenioglossus
Borrowed from New Latin genīoglōssus, clipping of musculus genīoglōssus (“genioglossal muscle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
genioglossus
Today it means: A flat, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the superior mental spine and inserts onto the undersurface of the tongue and onto the hyoid bone, acting mainly to extend, protrude or depress the tongue. Full definition →
New Latin genīoglōssus