genioglossus (English, noun)
expansion: genioglossus (plural genioglossi)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A flat, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the superior mental spine and inserts onto the undersurface of the tongue and onto the hyoid bone, acting mainly to extend, protrude or depress the tongue.
Forms:
form: genioglossi
tags: plural
form: geniohyoglossus
tags: alternative