palatoglossus

• palatoglossal

Borrowed from New Latin palātoglōssus, clipping of mūsculus palātoglōssus (“palatoglossal muscle”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpal.ət.ə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əs/, /pəˌleɪ.tə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpæl.ət.oʊˈɡlɑs.əs/, /ˌpæl.ət.oʊˈɡlɔs.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɒsəs, -ɔːsəs

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

• “palatoglossus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “palatoglossus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

From palātum (“the palate”) +‎ Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “the tongue”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pa.laː.toˈɡloːs.sus/, [päɫ̪äːt̪ɔˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pa.la.toˈɡlos.sus/, [pälät̪oˈɡlɔsːus]

palātoglōssus (feminine palātoglōssa, neuter palātoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

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

First/second-declension adjective.

• → English: palatoglossus