different between geniohyoglossus vs genioglossus

English

Noun

geniohyoglossus (plural geniohyoglossi)

1. Synonym of genioglossus

English

Alternative forms

• geniohyoglossus

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin gen?ogl?ssus, clipping of musculus gen?ogl?ssus (“genioglossal muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??i?.ni.?(?)??l?s.?s/, /d????n??.???l?s.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??i.ni.o???l?s.?s/, /?d??i.ni.o???l?s.?s/
• Rhymes: -?s?s, -??s?s

Noun

genioglossus (plural genioglossi)

1. (anatomy) A flat, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the superior mental spine and inserts onto the undersurface of the tongue and onto the hyoid bone, acting mainly to extend, protrude or depress the tongue.

Translations

References

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

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (géneion, “the chin”) +? Ancient Greek ?????? (glôssa, “the tongue”) +? -us (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?e.ni?.o??lo?s.sus/, [??ni??????o?s???s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d??e.ni.o??los.sus/, [d???ni???l?s?us]

Adjective

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

1. (anatomy) Of the chin and the tongue.

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

• ? English: genioglossus