Medical Definition of Hyoglossus muscle
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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
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