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inferior lingual muscle (medicine) and segregate (oh)


inferior lingual muscle (medicine)


inferior lingual muscle -->
inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue


An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, cylindrical in shape, occupying the underpart on either side; action, shortens the lower part of the tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual.

Synonym: musculus longitudinalis inferior, inferior lingual muscle.


segregate (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of segregare, from se- 'apart' + grex 'herd']
to separate one group of people from others, especially because they are of a different race, sex, or Religion
-opposite integrate integrate segregate sb from sb
::Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.
to separate one part of a place or thing from another
segregate sth from/into sth
::The coffee room had been segregated into smoking and non-smoking areas.