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stylohyoid muscle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sty-lo-hy-oid -mus-cle
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slender muscle that arises from the posterior surface of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to elevate and retract the hyoid bone resulting in elongation of the floor of the mouth.

Inflected Forms

stylohyoid muscles (plural) stylohyoid (alternative) stylohyoideus (alternative)

Questions

What does stylohyoid muscle mean?
A slender muscle that arises from the posterior surface of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to elevate and retract the hyoid bone resulting in elongation of the floor of the mouth.

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