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/ˌhaɪ.oʊˈɡlɑs.əs/ · noun
(anatomy) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone..
The Muscles of the Tongue are: the Genio-hyoglossus, which is the protruder; — the Hyoglossus, which is the depressor or retractor, or muscle which draws the tongue in; […]
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Hyoglossus means (anatomy) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone..
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The Muscles of the Tongue are: the Genio-hyoglossus, which is the protruder; — the Hyoglossus, which is the depressor or retractor, or muscle which draws the tongue in; […]
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