Etymology

hyoglossus

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Today it means: A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone. Full definition →

New Latin hyoglōssus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromhyoglōssus
  2. English todayhyoglossus

Borrowed from New Latin hyoglōssus, clipping of musculus hyoglōssus (“hyoglossal muscle”).

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