hyoglossus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin hyoglōssus, clipping of musculus hyoglōssus (“hyoglossal muscle”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.oʊˈɡlɑs.əs/, /ˌhaɪ.oʊˈɡlɔs.əs/ Rhymes: -ɒsəs, -ɔːsəs === Noun === hyoglossus (plural hyoglossi) (anatomy) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone. ==== Derived terms ==== hyoglossal ==== Translations ==== === References === “hyoglossus”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Latin == === Etymology === From hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “the tongue”) + Latin -us (adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hy.ɔˈɡɫoːs.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.oˈɡlɔs.sus] === Adjective === hyoglōssus (feminine hyoglōssa, neuter hyoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (anatomy) Of or relating to the hyoid bone and the tongue. musculus hyoglōssus ― the hyoglossus muscle ==== Inflection ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → English: hyoglossus