Medical Definition of Hyoglossus muscle

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyoglossus Muscle

hynde
hyndes
Hynerpeton
Hynerpeton bassetti
Hynes
Hynes pharyngoplasty
hyo-
hyobranchial cleft
hyoepiglottic
hyoepiglottic ligament
hyoepiglottidean
hyoganoidei
hyoglossal
hyoglossal membrane
hyoglossal muscle
hyoglossus muscle (current term)
hyoid
hyoid
hyoidal
hyoidean
hyoids
hyoid apparatus
hyoid arch
hyoid bone
hyoid bone
hyomandibular
hyomandibular cleft
hyomental
hyopastron
hyopharyngeus

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