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.

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Meanings

noungeniohyoid muscle (plural geniohyoid muscles)

plural geniohyoid muscles · alternative geniohyoid · alternative geniohyoideus

  1. anatomyA 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 頦舌骨肌 /颏舌骨肌
  • 頦舌骨肌 /颏舌骨肌muscle
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