hyoglossal muscle
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hyoglossal — Relating to the hyoid bone and the tongue. SYN: glossohyal. * * * hyo·glos·sal gläs əl adj 1) of, relating to, or connecting the tongue and hyoid bone 2) of or relating to the hyoglossus * * * hyo·glos·sal (hi″o glosґəl) [hyoid bone +… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Hyoglossal — Hy o*glos sal, a. [Hyo + Gr. ? tongue.] (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane. (b) Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyoglossus — Muscle infobox Name = Hyoglossus Latin = musculus hyoglossus GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1129 Caption = Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side. (Hyoglossus visible at center.) Caption2 = Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Hyoglossal muscle… … Wikipedia
sternoglossal — Denoting muscular fibers that occasionally pass from the sternohyoid muscle to join the hyoglossal muscle … Medical dictionary
Bйclard triangle — the area lying between the posterior edge of the hyoglossal muscle, the posterior belly of the digastric muscle, and the greater cornu of the hyoid bone … Medical dictionary
musculus hyoglossus — [TA] hyoglossal muscle: origin, body and greater cornu of hyoid bone; insertion, side of tongue; innervation, hypoglossal; action, depresses and retracts tongue … Medical dictionary
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
