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geniohyoid muscles

geniohyoid muscles is the plural of geniohyoid muscle.

Meaning of geniohyoid muscle

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.

Questions about geniohyoid muscles

What is geniohyoid muscles the plural of?
Geniohyoid muscles is the plural of geniohyoid muscle.

Words near geniohyoid muscles in the dictionary

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

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