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Mylohyoid

//ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle. not-comparable

    "the mylohyoid nerve"

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.

Etymology 2

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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