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🦴 Below hyoid bone 💪 A neck muscle
infrahyoid

infrahyoid

9.9
A muscle below the hyoid bone that lowers the hyoid during swallowing or speech
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnfrəˈhaɪɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : músculo infrahioideo
  • The infrahyoid muscles play a crucial role in lowering the hyoid bone during speech.

Examples

  • The infrahyoid and suprahyoid muscles are partially dissected off to enable the advancement of the hyoid complex.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The infrahyoid is important for swallowing as it helps to depress the hyoid bone.

  • During the surgery, the doctor examined the infrahyoid muscles to ensure proper function.

Synonyms

sternohyoid
vsinfrahyoid
  • Specialized
9.9

A neck muscle that links the breastbone to the bone under the chin and lowers it when you swallow

is defined by its position below the hyoid rather than a specific chest attachment

How Low

infrahyoid
  • Specialized
9.9
hyoid
  • Specialized
1 9.9
suprahyoid
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

infrahyoid singular
infrahyoids plural

Morphology

infrahyoid = hyoid (semi-transparent) = infra + hyoid

The anatomical combining form 'infra-' signals 'below,' making the formation predictable for those familiar with medical prefixes but less transparent for general learners.

Etymology

Infrahyoid combines infra- meaning 'below' and hyoid meaning 'the hyoid bone', and you can see infra- in words like infrared. An infrahyoid is a muscle that sits 'below' the hyoid bone and helps lower it during swallowing and speech.