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hypoglossal.

Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.l̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/General-American

  1. Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue.

    not-comparable · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos)bor. New Latin hypoglōssus English -al English hypoglossal From New Latin hypoglōssus + -al, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under, hypo-”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix); equivalent to hypo- + glossal.

noun/ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.l̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/General-American

  1. Ellipsis of hypoglossal nerve.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos)bor. New Latin hypoglōssus English -al English hypoglossal From New Latin hypoglōssus + -al, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under, hypo-”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix); equivalent to hypo- + glossal.

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