- stylohyoid
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/stuy'loh huy"oyd/, adj., Anat.of, pertaining to, or situated between the styloid process of the temporal bone and the hyoid bone.[1700-10; < NL stylohyoideus. See STYLO-1, HYOID]
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Stylohyoid — Sty lo*hy oid, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stylohyoid — 1. SYN: stylohyal. 2. Relating to the s. muscle. * * * sty·lo·hy·oid .stī lō hī .ȯid n STYLOHYOID MUSCLE * * * n. a muscle that extends from the styloid process of the temporal bone to the hyoid bone. It serves to draw the hyoid bone backwards… … Medical dictionary
stylohyoid muscle — n 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… … Medical dictionary
stylohyoid ligament — n a band of fibrous tissue connecting the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the ceratohyal of the hyoid bone * * * ligamentum stylohyoideum … Medical dictionary
Stylohyoid muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Stylohyoid Latin = musculus stylohyoideus GraySubject = 112 GrayPage = 392 Caption = The stylohyoid among the triangles of the neck. Caption2 = Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Stylohyoid muscle in purple Origin = styloid … Wikipedia
Stylohyoid branch of facial nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus stylohyoideus nervi facialis GraySubject = 202 GrayPage = 905 Caption = Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. ( To stylohyoid labeled at bottom left.)… … Wikipedia
Stylohyoid ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = PAGENAME Latin = ligamentum stylohyoideum, ligamentum stylohyoideus GraySubject = 112 GrayPage = 392 Caption = Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Caption2 = From = styloid process (temporal) To = hyoid bone MeshName =… … Wikipedia
stylohyoid — adj. of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
stylohyoid — sty·lo·hy·oid … English syllables
stylohyoid — n. a muscle that extends from the styloid process of the temporal bone to the hyoid bone. It serves to draw the hyoid bone backwards and upwards … The new mediacal dictionary
