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geniohyoid muscle

geniohyoid muscle noun: a narrow muscle situated superior to the medial border of the mylohyoid muscle; it originates from the inferior mental spine on the inner side of the symphysis of the lower jaw, inserts onto the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to raise and draw the hyoid bone forwards and to retract and depress the jaw.

Noun

geniohyoid muscle (plural geniohyoid muscles)

  1. A narrow muscle situated superior to the medial border of the mylohyoid muscle; it originates from the inferior mental spine on the inner side of the symphysis of the lower jaw, inserts onto the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to raise and draw the hyoid bone forwards and to retract and depress the jaw.

geniohyoid muscle meaning in Tamil

geniohyoid muscle in Tamil

தாடை யெலும் பிணைத்தசை

Forms of geniohyoid muscle

pluralgeniohyoid muscles
alternative formgeniohyoid
alternative formgeniohyoideus

Questions about geniohyoid muscle

What does geniohyoid muscle mean?
Geniohyoid muscle means a narrow muscle situated superior to the medial border of the mylohyoid muscle; it originates from the inferior mental spine on the inner side of the symphysis of the lower jaw, inserts onto the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to raise and draw the hyoid bone forwards and to retract and depress the jaw.
What is geniohyoid muscle in Tamil?
Geniohyoid muscle in Tamil is தாடை யெலும் பிணைத்தசை. See Geniohyoid muscle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is geniohyoid muscle?
Geniohyoid muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of geniohyoid muscle?
The plural of geniohyoid muscle is geniohyoid muscles.

Words near geniohyoid muscle in the dictionary

  1. genioglossus
  2. geniohyoglossal
  3. geniohyoglossi
  4. geniohyoglossus
  5. geniohyoid
  6. geniohyoid muscle
  7. geniohyoid muscles
  8. geniohyoidei
  9. geniohyoideus
  10. geniohyoids
  11. geniolatry

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