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Meaning of hyoglossus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌhaɪ.oʊˈɡlɑs.əs

Definitions

A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone.

Examples

“The Muscles of the Tongue are: the Genio-hyoglossus, which is the protruder; — the Hyoglossus, which is the depressor or retractor, or muscle which draws the tongue in; […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Hyogo hyoid hyoid arch hyoid bone hyoidean arch hyoidectomy

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