Medical Definition of Musculus mylohyoideus
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Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.
Origin, mylohyoid line of mandible; insertion, upper border of hyoid bone and raphe separating muscle from its fellow; action, elevates floor of mouth and the tongue, depresses jaw when hyoid is fixed; nerve supply, nerve to mylohyoid from mandibular division of trigeminal.
Synonym: musculus mylohyoideus, mylohyoideus.
Origin: Gr. The molar teeth + E. Hyoid.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Musculus Mylohyoideus
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