Lytta /(lĭt"tȧ)/

Lyt·ta

Lytta

n.

pl. Lyttæ ((-tē))

[L., a worm said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause canine madness, fr. Gr. ly`tta, ly`ssa, lit., madness.]

A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog. (Anat.)

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