thyrohyoid muscle (English, noun)
expansion: thyrohyoid muscle (plural thyrohyoid muscles)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A small quadrilateral muscle that arises from the thyroid cartilage, inserts into the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone, and functions to depress the hyoid bone and to elevate the thyroid cartilage.
Forms:
form: thyrohyoid muscles
tags: plural
form: thyrohyoid
tags: alternative
form: thyrohyoideus
tags: alternative