Medical term:
Hyoglossus
hy·o·glos·sus (mus·cle)
[TA]muscle of tongue; 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 hyoglossal, sensory by lingual.
Synonym(s): musculus hyoglossus [TA], hyoglossal muscle, hyoglossus
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hyoglossus
(hī′ō-glŏs′əs)n. pl. hyo·glossi (-glŏs′ī′)
A muscle whose action retracts and pulls down the side of the tongue.
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hy·o·glos·sus mus·cle
(hī'ō-glos'ŭs mŭs'ĕl)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(s): musculus hyoglossus [TA] , hyoglossal muscle, hyoglossus.
Synonym(s): musculus hyoglossus [TA] , hyoglossal muscle, hyoglossus.
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