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mylohyoid

/ˌmaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
my-lo-hy-oid
IPA
/ˌmaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.

noun

Ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *melh₂-, mylohȳoīdēs

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
  • British English: /ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

mylohyoids (plural)

Phrases

mylohyoid line mylohyoid muscle

Rhymes With

hyoid geniohyoid omohyoid myoid thyrohyoid suprahyoid pyoid petrohyoid sternohyoid infrahyoid stylohyoid ceratioid

Questions

How do you pronounce mylohyoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/.
What does mylohyoid mean?
Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.
Where does mylohyoid come from?
Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.

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