English Explanatory Dictionary

stylohyoid muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slender muscle that arises from the posterior surface of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to elevate and retract the hyoid bone resulting in elongation of the floor of the mouth.

Word forms

stylohyoid muscle stylohyoid muscles stylohyoid stylohyoideus
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