styloglossus
noun
sty·lo·glos·sus
ˌstī-lō-ˈgläs-əs, -ˈglȯs-
plural styloglossi
-ˈgläs-ˌī, -ˈglȯs-
: a muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw the tongue upwards
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