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mylohyoid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌmaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ (General-American)
• /ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.
   • the mylohyoid nerve

Deriveds

mylohyoid muscle · mylohyoid line

mylohyoid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌmaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ (General-American)
• /ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle.
   alt of mylohyoid muscle

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