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.

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Meanings

nounmylohyoid muscle (plural mylohyoid muscles)

plural mylohyoid muscles · alternative mylohyoid · alternative mylohyoideus

  1. anatomyA 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 下頜舌骨肌 /下颌舌骨肌
  • 下頜舌骨肌 /下颌舌骨肌muscle
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