styloglossus

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌstaɪ.loʊˈɡlɑs.əs/|/ˌstaɪ.loʊˈɡlɔs.əs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing.

词形变化

styloglossi plural

词源

Borrowed from New Latin styloglōssus, clipping of mūsculus styloglōssus (“styloglossal muscle”).
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