MYLOHYOID

Etymology

Adjective

mylohyoid (not comparable)

(anatomy) Relating to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus.

Noun

mylohyoid (plural mylohyoids)

(anatomy) A flat triangular muscle running from the mandible to the hyoid bone, forming the floor of the oral cavity.

Source: Wiktionary


My`lo*hy"oid, a. Etym: [Gr. hyoid.] (Anat.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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