Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A slender muscle arising from the styloid process and inserted into the side of the tongue.
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Examples
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There are three muscles in the tongue, styloglossus, hyglossus and geneoglossus.
Muscles Part 2 2008
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Lingual attachment of styloglossus muscle, with part of the gustatory nerve seen above it.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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-- Superior laryngeal nerve, styloglossus muscle, styto-pharyngeus and glosso-pharengeal nerves, and paroted gland.
An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital. 1863
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