A hyoglossus muscle tumor is an abnormal growth of cells arising from or invading the hyoglossus muscle, one of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue. These ...

Hyoglossus muscle pain is discomfort originating from or involving the hyoglossus, a thin, flat muscle of the tongue that helps control its movements. Although ...

Cancer of the hyoglossus muscle is an extremely rare form of soft‑tissue sarcoma affecting one of the four extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Hyoglossus muscle ...

Hyoglossus muscle spasms are involuntary, often painful contractions of the hyoglossus—a thin, quadrilateral extrinsic muscle of the tongue. These spasms can ...

The hyoglossus muscle is one of the small but important muscles of the tongue. It helps pull the sides of the tongue down and back, making swallowing and ...

Hyoglossus muscle disorders are problems that affect the hyoglossus, one of the main muscles that pull the tongue down and back toward the throat. These ...

A genioglossus muscle contracture is a condition where the genioglossus—a major extrinsic muscle of the tongue—becomes abnormally shortened and stiff, ...

Genioglossus muscle dystrophy is a condition in which the genioglossus—the large, fan‑shaped muscle that makes up most of the tongue—gradually weakens and ...

Genioglossus muscle dystonia is a focal form of lingual dystonia in which the genioglossus—the primary tongue‑protruding muscle—contracts involuntarily and ...

A genioglossus muscle strain is an injury to the large fan‑shaped muscle that makes up most of the tongue’s body. This strain occurs when the muscle fibers of ...

A genioglossus muscle sprain happens when the large fan‑shaped muscle at the floor of your mouth—the genioglossus—gets overstretched or torn. This injury often ...

A Genioglossus Muscle Tear refers to damage—ranging from mild overstretching to complete rupture—of the genioglossus, the primary muscle that forms the bulk of ...

A genioglossus muscle injury refers to any damage or dysfunction affecting the genioglossus, the largest extrinsic muscle of the tongue responsible for ...

Genioglossus muscle atrophy is a condition in which the large fan‑shaped muscle forming most of the tongue wastes away, resulting in weakness of tongue ...

Genioglossus muscle hypertrophy is a form of macroglossia characterized by abnormal enlargement of the genioglossus—the large, fan‑shaped extrinsic tongue ...

Genioglossus muscle fibrosis is a condition in which normal muscle fibers of the genioglossus—the large fan‑shaped muscle that forms most of the tongue’s ...