glosso-
(ˈglɒsəʊ)
rarely glotto- (ˈglɒtəʊ), before vowels sometimes gloss-,
combining form of Gr. γλῶσσα, γλῶττα, tongue, in some mod. anatomical terms. ˌgloss(o)-epiˈglottic a. (also ˌglotto-), ˌglosso-epiˈglottid a., ˌglosso-epigloˈttidean a., pertaining to the tongue and to the epiglottis; ˌglossoˈhyal [hyoid) + -al], a. pertaining to the tongue and to the hyoid bone; n. a bone or cartilage extending forwards from the basihyal, and constituting the hard basis of the tongue; ˌglosso-kinæsˈthetic a., relating to control of the movement of the tongue and speech organs; ˌglosso-labio-laˈryngeal a., relating to the tongue, lip, and larynx; ˌglosso-laˈryngeal a., pertaining to the tongue and to the larynx; ˌglosso-ˈpalatine a. = palato-glossal a.; ˌglossophaˈryngeal n., the glosso-pharyngeal nerve; a., pertaining to the tongue and to the pharynx or gullet.
| 1847 Craig, *Glossoepiglottic. 1857 Dunglison Med. Lex., Glossepiglottic. |
| 1872 Cohen Dis. Throat 10 The *glotto-epiglottic fold. Ibid. 51 The glosso-epiglottic ligament, the bridle rein forcing the epiglottis to participate in the movements of the tongue. |
| 1849–52 Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. ii. 1121 Three folds..passing from the base of the tongue to the epiglottis, called the *glosso-epiglottid folds. |
| 1881 Mivart Cat 230 The *glosso-epiglottidean muscles pass from the back of the tongue downwards, to the base of the front of the epiglottis. |
| 1854 Owen in Circ. Sci., Organ. Nat. I. 177 A bone directed forwards, entering the substance of the tongue, called ‘*glossohyal’. 1872 Mivart Elem. Anat. 124 A long, median, projecting process, termed a glosso-hyal. |
| 1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 89 The *glossokinaesthetic area, which governs speech-utterance. 1941 Glossokinaesthetic [see cheirokinæsthesia]. |
| 1908 Practitioner June 758 All the usual phenomena of a *glosso-labio-laryngeal paralysis. |
| 1872 W. Aitken Sci. & Pract. Med. (ed. 6) II. 283 In *glosso-laryngeal paralysis the lower part of the face alone remains motionless. |
| 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 79/2 The *glosso-palatine arch. |
| 1823 Crabb Technol. Dict., *Glosso-pharyngeal nerves, the ninth pair of nerves. 1875 Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. 182 The trunk of the glossopharyngeal. 1881 Mivart Cat 274 The 9th, or Glosso-Pharyngeal nerve..has its deep origin in the grey matter of the posterior part of the medulla oblongata. |