styloglossus (English, noun)
expansion: styloglossus (plural styloglossi)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing.
Forms:
form: styloglossi
tags: plural