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hypoglossal

hy·pog·los·sal

UK/ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əl/ US/ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.l̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles

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Origin

From New Latin hypoglōssus + -al, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under, hypo-”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix); equivalent to hypo- + glossal.

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