mylohyoid

[ mahy-loh-hahy-oid ]

adjective
  1. Also my·lo·hy·oi·de·an [mahy-loh-hahy-oi-dee-uhn]. /ˌmaɪ loʊ haɪˈɔɪ di ən/. of, relating to, or situated near the lower molar teeth and the hyoid bone.

noun
  1. a flat, triangular muscle that forms the floor of the mouth.

Origin of mylohyoid

1
1685–95; mylo- (<Greek mýlo(s) molar, literally, mill) + hyoid

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