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mylohyoideus

/ˌmaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
my-lo-hy-oideus
IPA
/ˌmaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mylohyoid muscle.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdeus, clipping of musculus mylohȳoīdeus (“mylohyoid muscle”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *melh₂-, mylohȳoīdeus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
  • British English: /ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ).hʌɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

Inflected Forms

mylohyoidei (plural)

Rhymes With

deltoideus sternothyroideus pterygoideus omohyoideus cricothyroideus sternocleidomastoideus sternohyoideus stylohyoideus geniohyoideus rhomboideus arytenoideus cricoarytenoideus

Questions

How do you pronounce mylohyoideus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/.
What does mylohyoideus mean?
The mylohyoid muscle.
Where does mylohyoideus come from?
Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdeus, clipping of musculus mylohȳoīdeus (“mylohyoid muscle”).

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