LINGUALIS
\lˌɪŋɡjuːˈɑːliz], \lˌɪŋɡjuːˈɑːliz], \l_ˌɪ_ŋ_ɡ_j_uː_ˈɑː_l_i_z]\
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[Latin] Lingual; especially (musculus understood), one of the muscles of the tongue.
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Consists of a superficial and a deep (Inferior lingualis) layer of longitudinal muscular fibres, separated by layers of transverse fibres and connected by vertical fibres. Nerve: Chorda tympani. Action: Makes tongue convex from before backward.
By Alexander Duane
