Medical Dictionary
styloglossus
noun sty·lo·glos·sus \ˌstī-lō-ˈgläs-əs, -ˈglȯs-\
plural sty·lo·glos·si \-ˈgläs-ˌī, -ˈglȯs-\
Medical Definition of STYLOGLOSSUS
: a muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw the tongue upwards
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