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🦴 Relating to muscle 💪 A neck muscle
stylohyoid

stylohyoid

9.9
A thin muscle from a small bone near the ear to the curved bone in the throat that helps swallowing
  • noun
  • /ˌstaɪloʊˈhaɪɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : músculo estilohioideo
  • The stylohyoid muscle plays an important role in the swallowing process.

Examples

  • The surgeon noted the position of the stylohyoid muscle before proceeding with the operation.

  • During the dissection, we carefully examined the stylohyoid muscle for any anomalies.

  • The branch to the stylohyoid muscle

    Academic text (2003)

Surface Forms

stylohyoid singular
stylohyoids plural

Morphology

stylohyoid = styloid + hyoid (opaque) = stylo + hyoid

Formed from the medical combining form 'stylo-' and 'hyoid'; the relation is clear only to those with anatomical knowledge, so it is not guessable by an average learner.

Etymology

Stylohyoid comes from stylo- 'small pointed bone near the ear' and -hyoid 'throat bone', so the stylohyoid muscle is the one that runs between those bones and helps lift the throat bone when you swallow.