Relating to the horn-shaped part of the hyoid bone (a floating bone in the neck) and the tongue structures connected to it.
From Greek 'keras' (horn) + 'glossa' (tongue) + Latin '-al' (relating to). Named for the anatomical relationship between the horn-like lesser horn of the hyoid and lingual structures.
Your hyoid bone is the only bone in your body that doesn't connect to any other bone—it floats in your neck held by muscles, and the ceratoglossal structures help anchor your tongue for swallowing!
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