stylohyoid ligament

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stylohyoid ligament

[stī′lōhī′oid]

the ligament attached to the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone. It frequently contains a small cartilage in its center and is often partially ossified.

stylohyoid ligament (stī´lōhī´oid),

n the ligament attached to the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone and the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone.

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articular cartilage cartilage cricoid cartilage depressor muscle of lower lip Meckel's cartilage middle constrictor muscle of pharynx Reichert's cartilage			The stylohyoid ligament connects the apex of the styloid process and the lesser horn of the hyoid bone, and the stylomandibular ligament extends from the styloid process to the parotideomasseteric fascia between the mandible and the mastoid process. Eagle syndrome: case report and review of the literature by Kim, Esther; Hansen, Karla; Frizzi, James / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal The arch itself gives rise to the handle of the malleus, the long process of the incus, and the stapes superstructure, as well as the styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, lesser cornu, and upper body of the hyoid bone. A third branchial pouch cyst presenting as a lateral neck mass in an ... by Spiegel, Joseph R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal 14) First, most persons with radiologic evidence of an elongated styloid process or ossified stylohyoid ligament are asymptomatic. Three-dimensional computed tomography and surgical treatment for ... by Anadolu, Yucel / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			stupe stupefacient stupefactive stupor sturdy Sturge-Weber angiomatosis Sturge-Weber syndrome Sturges' rule Sturt's nightshade stutter stuttering Stuttgart casting Stuttgart disease sty stye styfziekte styl(o)- styl- style stylet stylo stylo- styloglossus stylohyal stylohyoid stylohyoid ligament stylohyoid muscle stylohyoideus styloid styloid process styloid process of radius styloid process of temporal bone styloid process of ulna styloiditis stylomandibular ligament stylomastoid stylomastoid artery stylomastoid foramen stylomastoid vein stylomaxillary stylopharyngeal muscle stylopodium Stylosanthis gracilis stylus Stypandra glauca stypandrol stype stypsis styptic styptic pencil Stypven			stylizes stylizing stylo stylo- stylo- Stylo-mastoid foramen stylobate stylobate stylobates stylobates Stylodium Styloglossal Styloglossum styloglossus styloglossus Styloglossus muscle Styloglossus muscle Styloglossus muscle Stylograph Stylographic Stylographic pen Stylographic pencil Stylographical stylographs Stylography stylohyal stylohyal stylohyoid stylohyoid stylohyoid stylohyoid ligament Stylohyoid ligaments Stylohyoid muscle Stylohyoid muscle Stylohyoid muscle Stylohyoid Syndrome Stylohyoideus Stylohyoideus muscle Stylohyoideus muscles styloid styloid styloid Styloid Elongation Syndrome styloid process styloid process styloid process styloid process styloid process of radius styloid process of temporal bone styloid process of ulna Styloid Process-Carotid Artery Syndrome styloid processes styloid processes Styloid Processs Syndrome Styloid Syndrome Styloid-Stylohoid Syndrome styloiditis styloids styloids styloids stylolite

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