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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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However, computed tomographic (CT) angiography demonstrated that the styloid processes were elongated and the stylohyoid ligaments were calcified bilaterally (figure 1).
3) Nearly all of these calcified stylohyoid ligaments are considered to be anatomic variants that are of no clinical concern.
 
 
 
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