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Meaning of chondroglossus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

chondroid chondroinduction chondroinductivity chondroitin chondroitinase chondroitinsulfatase

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