styloglossus

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

styloglossus (plural styloglossi)

  1. (anatomy) 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.

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Latin

Etymology

From stylus (“a stake or pale”) +‎ -o- +‎ Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “the tongue”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

styloglōssus (feminine styloglōssa, neuter styloglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy, relational) styloglossal

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative styloglōssus styloglōssa styloglōssum styloglōssī styloglōssae styloglōssa
genitive styloglōssī styloglōssae styloglōssī styloglōssōrum styloglōssārum styloglōssōrum
dative styloglōssō styloglōssae styloglōssō styloglōssīs
accusative styloglōssum styloglōssam styloglōssum styloglōssōs styloglōssās styloglōssa
ablative styloglōssō styloglōssā styloglōssō styloglōssīs
vocative styloglōsse styloglōssa styloglōssum styloglōssī styloglōssae styloglōssa

Descendants

  • → English: styloglossus
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