English Explanatory Dictionary

thyrohyoid muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small quadrilateral muscle that arises from the thyroid cartilage, inserts into the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone, and functions to depress the hyoid bone and to elevate the thyroid cartilage.

Word forms

thyrohyoid muscle thyrohyoid muscles thyrohyoid thyrohyoideus
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