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hyoglossal

hyoglossal adjective: pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyoid bone.

Adjective

hyoglossal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyoid bone.
    • the hyoglossal membrane
    • hyoglossal nerve
  2. Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle.

Origin of hyoglossal

From Ancient Greek, equivalent to hyoglossus + -al.

Words formed from hyoglossal

Questions about hyoglossal

What does hyoglossal mean?
Hyoglossal means pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyoid bone.
What part of speech is hyoglossal?
Hyoglossal is an adjective.

Words near hyoglossal in the dictionary

  1. hyobranchium
  2. hyocephalid
  3. hyocephalids
  4. hyodeoxycholic acid
  5. hyoepiglottic
  6. hyoglossal
  7. hyoglossi
  8. hyoglossus
  9. Hyogo
  10. hyoid
  11. hyoid arch

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