stylo-
(ˈstaɪləʊ)
before a vowel styl-, used as combining form of Gr. στῦλος pillar in scientific words. styloˈglossal [Gr. γλῶσσα tongue], a. pertaining to the styloid process and the tongue; n. = styloglossus (in recent Dicts.). ‖ styloˈglossus († stylo-glossum), a muscle arising from the styloid process and inserted in the tongue. stylomanˈdibular, stylomaˈxillary adjs., used to designate a ligament which connects the styloid process and the lower jaw-bone. stylommaˈtophorous a. [Gr. ὀµµατ-, ὄµµα eye, -ϕόρ-ος bearing] belonging to the suborder Stylommatophora of pulmonate gastropods (land-snails and slugs), which have eyes borne on the tips of a pair of retractile tentacles. stylophaˈryngeal, a. belonging to the styloid process and the pharynx; n. = stylopharyngeus (in recent Dicts.). ‖ stylophaˈryngeus, a muscle arising from the styloid process and separating the superior and middle constrictions of the pharynx. ‖ styloˈstemon [Gr. στήµων: see stamen] (see quot.).
| 1671 Phillips, *Styloglossum. 1684 Blancard's Phys. Dict., Styloglossum, is that pair of Muscles which lift up the Tongue. 1728 Chambers Cycl., Styloglossus, a pair of Muscles, running off sharp and fleshy, from the Processus Styloides. 1831 R. Knox Cloquet's Anat. 177 The styloglossus muscle. |
| 1897 Proc. Zool. Soc. 376 The *stylo-mandibular ligament. |
| 1831 R. Knox Cloquet's Anat. 177 *Stylomaxillary Ligament. |
| 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 477 The *Stylommatophorous Pulmonata. |
| 1684 tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict., *Stylopharyngæus is a pair of Muscles that dilate the Gullet. 1897 Proc. Zool. Soc. 377 The stylo-pharyngeus is always present though small. |
| 1856 Henslow Dict. Bot. Terms, *Stylostemon, an epigynous stamen, originating in adhesion of the filament to the style. |