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mylohyoid muscle

mylohyoid muscle noun: a flat triangular muscle located above the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, that runs from the mandible to the hyoid bone and is joined at a median raphe to its fellow of the opposite side, forming a large part of the muscular floor of the oral cavity.

Noun

mylohyoid muscle (plural mylohyoid muscles)

  1. A flat triangular muscle located above the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, that runs from the mandible to the hyoid bone and is joined at a median raphe to its fellow of the opposite side, forming a large part of the muscular floor of the oral cavity.

Forms of mylohyoid muscle

pluralmylohyoid muscles
alternative formmylohyoid
alternative formmylohyoideus

Questions about mylohyoid muscle

What does mylohyoid muscle mean?
Mylohyoid muscle means a flat triangular muscle located above the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, that runs from the mandible to the hyoid bone and is joined at a median raphe to its fellow of the opposite side, forming a large part of the muscular floor of the oral cavity.
What part of speech is mylohyoid muscle?
Mylohyoid muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of mylohyoid muscle?
The plural of mylohyoid muscle is mylohyoid muscles.

Words near mylohyoid muscle in the dictionary

  1. mylodontid
  2. mylodontids
  3. mylodonts
  4. mylohyoid
  5. mylohyoid line
  6. mylohyoid muscle
  7. mylohyoidei
  8. mylohyoideus
  9. mylohyoids
  10. Myloi
  11. mylonisation

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