stylohyoid muscle (English, noun)
expansion: stylohyoid muscle (plural stylohyoid muscles)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: stylohyoid muscles
tags: plural
form: stylohyoid
tags: alternative
form: stylohyoideus
tags: alternative