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GLOS"SOPHARYNGE'US

\ɡlˈə͡ʊz sˈɒfɑːɹˌɪnd͡ʒɛəs], \ɡlˈə‍ʊz sˈɒfɑːɹˌɪnd‍ʒɛəs], \ɡ_l_ˈəʊ_z__ s_ˈɒ_f_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ_n_dʒ_ɛ_ə_s]\

Definitions of GLOS"SOPHARYNGE'US

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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That portion of the superior constrictor of the pharynx which arises from the side of the tongue. See table of muscles, under muscle.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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