Term Name: | superior longitudinal muscle of tongue |
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Synonyms: | longitudinalis linguae superior, longitudinalis linguæ superior, musculus longitudinalis superior linguae, superior lingualis, superior longitudinal muscle |
Definition: | A muscle of the tongue that consists of a thin stratum of oblique and longitudinal fibers immediately underlying the mucous membrane on the dorsum of the tongue. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008582] |