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mylohyoidean

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my⋅lo⋅hy⋅oid

[mahy-loh-hahy-oid] Anatomy
–adjective
1. Also, my⋅lo⋅hy⋅oi⋅de⋅an [mahy-loh-hahy-oi-dee-uhn] . of, pertaining to, or situated near the lower molar teeth and the hyoid bone.
–noun
2. a flat, triangular muscle that forms the floor of the mouth.

Origin:
1685–95; mylo- (< Gk mýlo(s) molar, lit., mill) + hyoid
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Main Entry: 2mylohyoid
Function: noun
: MYLOHYOID MUSCLE
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mylohyoid my·lo·hy·oid (mī'lō-hī'oid')
adj.
Relating to the region of the molar teeth of the lower jaw and the hyoid bone.

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