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Webster 1913 Edition

Hyoglossal

Hyˊo-glos′sal

,

Adj.

[

Hyo-

+ Gr. [GREEK] tongue.]

(Anat.)

(a)

Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch;

as, the

hyoglossal

membrane

.

(b)

Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle.