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mylohyoid muscle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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A flat triangular muscle located above the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, that runs from the mandible to the hyoid bone and is joined at a median raphe to its fellow of the opposite side, forming a large part of the muscular floor of the oral cavity.

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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 下頜舌骨肌 /下颌舌骨肌 — muscle