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GENIOGLOSSUS

\d͡ʒˈiːnɪˌɒɡlɒsəs], \d‍ʒˈiːnɪˌɒɡlɒsəs], \dʒ_ˈiː_n_ɪ__ˌɒ_ɡ_l_ɒ_s_ə_s]\

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1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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The name of a flat, triangular muscle, which extends from the genian apophysis to the inferior surface of the os hyoides and tongue, which last it carries forward.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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