English Explanatory Dictionary

mylohyoid line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ridge on the inner side of the mandible extending from the junction of the two halves of the bone in front to the last molar on each side and giving attachment to the mylohyoid muscle and to the superior pharyngeal constrictor.

Word forms

mylohyoid line mylohyoid lines

Synonyms

mylohyoid ridge
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