Medical Definition of Vertical muscle of tongue

1. An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, consisting of fibres that pass from the aponeurosis of the dorsum to the aponeurosis of the inferior surface; action, decreases the superior to inferior dimension of (flattens) the tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal for motor, lingual for sensory. Synonym: musculus verticalis linguae. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vertical Muscle Of Tongue

vertical classification
vertical combination
vertical dimension
vertical displacement event
vertical elastic
vertical file
vertical fin
vertical flute
vertical growth phase
vertical heart
vertical hymen
vertical illumination
vertical index
vertical instability
vertical integration
vertical muscle of tongue (current term)
vertical nystagmus
vertical opening
vertical osteotomy
vertical overlap
vertical parallax
vertical plate
vertical retraction syndrome
vertical section
vertical stabiliser
vertical stabilizer
vertical strabismus
vertical surface
vertical tail
vertical transmission

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