See Also: musculus glossopalatinus(medicine)
glossopalatinus(medicine)
arcus glossopalatinus(medicine)
mus musculus(medicine)
musculus(medicine)
musculus iliococcygeus(medicine)
musculus iliocapsularis(medicine)
musculus iliacus(medicine)
musculus hypopharyngeus(medicine)
musculus hyoglossus(medicine)

piccata (iou) and musculus glossopalatinus (medicine)


piccata (iou)



piccata adjective. L20.
[Italian, fem. of piccato larded, pa. pple of piccarsi prick oneself.]
Sliced, sauteed, and served in a sauce of lemon, parsley, and butter. Chiefly in veal piccata.

musculus glossopalatinus (medicine)


musculus glossopalatinus -->
palatoglossus muscle
<anatomy> Forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa; origin, oral surface of soft palate; insertion, side of tongue; action, raises back of tongue and narrows fauces; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve).

Synonym: musculus palatoglossus, glossopalatinus, musculus glossopalatinus, palatoglossus.