palatoglossus

English

Alternative forms

• palatoglossal

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (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

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, 2019–2022.
• “palatoglossus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	palātoglōssus	palātoglōssa	palātoglōssum		palātoglōssī	palātoglōssae	palātoglōssa
genitive	palātoglōssī	palātoglōssae	palātoglōssī		palātoglōssōrum	palātoglōssārum	palātoglōssōrum
dative	palātoglōssō	palātoglōssae	palātoglōssō		palātoglōssīs
accusative	palātoglōssum	palātoglōssam	palātoglōssum		palātoglōssōs	palātoglōssās	palātoglōssa
ablative	palātoglōssō	palātoglōssā	palātoglōssō		palātoglōssīs
vocative	palātoglōsse	palātoglōssa	palātoglōssum		palātoglōssī	palātoglōssae	palātoglōssa

Descendants

• → English: palatoglossus