Mylohyoid
//ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Adjective
- 1 Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle. not-comparable
"the mylohyoid nerve"
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Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.
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