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transverse muscle of tongue

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A muscle of the tongue that consists of fibers which arise from the median fibrous septum and pass lateralward to be inserted into the submucous fibrous tissue at the sides of the tongue. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_muscle_of_tongue ]

Synonyms: intrinsic tongue muscle transverse component, transverse lingual muscle

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has related synonym

transversus muscle, transversus linguae, transverse muscle, transversus linguæ, musculus transversus linguae

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UBERON:0008583

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Transverse muscle of tongue