STYLOGLOSSUS


Meaning of STYLOGLOSSUS in English

ˌstī(ˌ)lōˈgläsəs, -glȯs- noun

( plural styloglos·si -läˌsī, -lȯˌsī)

Etymology: New Latin, from styl- (II) + -glossus (from Greek glōssa tongue) — more at gloss

: a muscle arising from the styloid process of the temporal bone and inserted along the side and underpart of the tongue

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