hyoglossus

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US/ˌhaɪ.oʊˈɡlɑs.əs/US/ˌhaɪ.oʊˈɡlɔs.əs/

noun

A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone.

OriginNew Latin hyoglōssus →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounhyoglossus (plural hyoglossi)

plural hyoglossi

  1. anatomyA flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone.

    The Muscles of the Tongue are: the Genio-hyoglossus, which is the protruder; — the Hyoglossus, which is the depressor or retractor, or muscle which draws the tongue in; […]

    1895, Edmond Souchon, Resume of Lectures on Anatomy, page 10

Origin

  1. New Latinhyoglōssus
  2. Englishhyoglossus

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 舌骨舌肌
  • 舌骨舌肌 (shégǔshéjī)muscle

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hyoglossus

colossusgenioglossuspalatoglossusstyloglossus
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hyoglossus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyoglossus

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“hyoglossus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyoglossus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyoglossus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyoglossus.

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