mylohyoid
UK/ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/US/ˌmaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
mylohyoid adjective: relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle. Also the ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle.
Adjective
mylohyoid (not comparable)
- Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.
- the mylohyoid nerve
Also used as
mylohyoid is also the ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle.
Forms of mylohyoid
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Origin of mylohyoid
Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.
Words formed from mylohyoid
Words that rhyme with mylohyoid
- geniohyoid
- hyoid
- omohyoid
- sternohyoid
- ceratioid
- epihyoid
- geomyoid
- infrahyoid
- mnioid
- myoid
- petrohyoid
- posthyoid
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Questions about mylohyoid
- What does mylohyoid mean?
- Mylohyoid means relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.
- What part of speech is mylohyoid?
- Mylohyoid is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mylohyoid?
- Mylohyoid is pronounced /ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/ (UK).
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