Definition of Geniohyoid
1. a. Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone; as, the geniohyoid muscle.
Definition of Geniohyoid
1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone. ¹
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Medical Definition of Geniohyoid
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Origin, mental spine of mandible; insertion, body of hyoid bone; action, draws hyoid forward, or depresses jaw when hyoid is fixed; nerve supply, fibres from ventral primary rami of first and second cervical spinal nerves accompanying hypoglossal.
Synonym: musculus geniohyoideus, geniohyoid, geniohyoideus.
Origin: Gr. The chin + E. Hyoid.
(05 Mar 2000)
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