Genioglossus muscle infection occurs when harmful microbes—such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites—invade and inflame the genioglossus muscle, the large ...

Genioglossus muscle cysts are uncommon, fluid‑filled sacs that develop within or immediately adjacent to the genioglossus muscle—the large, fan‑shaped ...

Genioglossus muscle tumors are rare cancers that begin in the fan‑shaped genioglossus muscle, which forms much of the tongue’s bulk and helps keep the airway ...

Genioglossus muscle pain refers to discomfort arising from the large, fan‑shaped extrinsic tongue muscle responsible for protrusion and airway patency. This ...

Genioglossus muscle cancer is a rare form of tongue sarcoma that originates in the fan‑shaped genioglossus muscle, which controls tongue protrusion and helps ...

Genioglossus muscle spasm is a sudden, involuntary tightening of the genioglossus, one of the main extrinsic tongue muscles that pushes the tongue forward. ...

Genioglossus muscle diseases refer to any condition that disrupts the normal structure or function of the genioglossus—the largest extrinsic muscle of the ...

Genioglossus muscle disorders encompass any conditions that impair the normal structure or function of the genioglossus, the large fan‑shaped muscle forming ...

Tongue extrinsic muscle contracture is a condition where the muscles that originate outside the tongue and insert into it (the extrinsic muscles) become ...

Extrinsic tongue muscle dystrophy is a condition characterized by the progressive weakening and degeneration of the tongue’s extrinsic muscles—the four muscles ...

Tongue extrinsic muscles dystonia—often called lingual dystonia—is a focal movement disorder in which the muscles that position the tongue (the extrinsic ...

Tongue extrinsic muscle strain is an injury affecting the muscles that connect your tongue to surrounding structures in the mouth and throat. These muscles ...

A tongue extrinsic muscle sprain happens when one or more of the muscles that move the tongue get overstretched or torn. Unlike small tears inside the mouth, ...

A tear of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue is a type of muscle strain that happens when one or more of the four muscles anchoring the tongue to nearby bones ...

Tongue extrinsic muscle injury refers to damage affecting one or more of the four major muscles that originate outside the tongue (genioglossus, hyoglossus, ...

Extrinsic tongue muscle atrophy refers to the shrinkage and weakening of the muscles that originate outside the tongue and insert into it. “Atrophy” means a ...