different between fasciculus vs palatoglossus

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fasciculus. Doublet of fascicle.

Noun

fasciculus (plural fasciculi)

1. (anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
2. One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.

Related terms

• fascicle
• fascism

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of fascis (“bundle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fas?ki.ku.lus/, [fäs??k?k????s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fa??i.ku.lus/, [f???i?kulus]

Noun

fasciculus m (genitive fascicul?); second declension

1. A small bundle or package.
2. A bunch of flowers, nosegay.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• English: fascicle, fasciculus
• French: fascicule
• German: Faszikel
• Italian: fascicolo
• Portuguese: fascículo

References

• fasciculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fasciculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fasciculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Alternative forms

• palatoglossal

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pal?togl?ssus, clipping of m?sculus pal?togl?ssus (“palatoglossal muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pal.?t.?(?)??l?s.?s/, /p??le?.t?(?)??l?s.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pæl.?t.o???l?s.?s/, /?pæl.?t.o???l?s.?s/
• Rhymes: -?s?s, -??s?s

Noun

palatoglossus (plural palatoglossi)

1. (anatomy) A small fleshy muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate on each side, contributes to the structure of the palatoglossal arch of the fauces, and is inserted into the side and dorsum of the tongue; it serves to raise the back of the tongue and constrict the fauces.

   Synonym: glossopalatinus

References

• “palatoglossus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “palatoglossus”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Etymology

From pal?tum (“the palate”) +? Ancient Greek ?????? (glôssa, “the tongue”) +? -us (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pa.la?.to??lo?s.sus/, [pä??ä?t??????o?s???s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pa.la.to??los.sus/, [p?l?t????l?s?us]

Adjective

pal?togl?ssus (feminine pal?togl?ssa, neuter pal?togl?ssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) palatoglossal (relating to the palate and the tongue)

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

• ? English: palatoglossus