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geniohyoid muscle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ge-nio-hy-oid -mus-cle
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrow muscle situated superior to the medial border of the mylohyoid muscle; it originates from the inferior mental spine on the inner side of the symphysis of the lower jaw, inserts onto the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to raise and draw the hyoid bone forwards and to retract and depress the jaw.

Inflected Forms

geniohyoid muscles (plural) geniohyoid (alternative) geniohyoideus (alternative)

Questions

What does geniohyoid muscle mean?
A narrow muscle situated superior to the medial border of the mylohyoid muscle; it originates from the inferior mental spine on the inner side of the symphysis of the lower jaw, inserts onto the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to raise and draw the hyoid bone forwards and to retract and depress the jaw.

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