mylohyoid

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UK/ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/US/ˌmaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

adjective

Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.

“the mylohyoid nerve”

OriginNew Latin mylohȳoīdēs →
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Meanings

adjectivemylohyoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.

    the mylohyoid nerve

nounmylohyoid (plural mylohyoids)

plural mylohyoids

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of mylohyoid muscle.

Origin

  1. New Latinmylohȳoīdēs
  2. Englishmylohyoid

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mylohyoid

hyoidceratioidepihyoidgeniohyoidgeomyoidinfrahyoidmnioidmyoidomohyoidpetrohyoidposthyoidpyoidsaccomyoidsternohyoidstylohyoidsuprahyoidthyrohyoidtympanohyoid
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mylohyoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mylohyoid

MLA

“mylohyoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mylohyoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mylohyoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mylohyoid.

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