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stylomandibular ligament

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stylomandibular ligament
[stī′lōmandib′yələr]
Etymology: Gk, stylos + L, mandere, to chew, ligare, to bind
one of a pair of specialized bands of cervical fascia forming an accessory part of the temporomandibular joint. It extends from the styloid process of the temporal bone to the ramus of the mandible between the masseter and pterygoideus muscles and separates the parotid gland from the submandibular gland. Compare sphenomandibular ligament.
stylomandibular ligament,
n one of a pair of specialized bands of cervical fascia, forming an accessory part of the temporomandibular joint. It extends from the styloid process of the temporal bone to the ramus of the mandible.
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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.
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The sphenomandibular and stylomandibular ligaments provide medial support coursing from the spine of the sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen and from the styloid process to the mandibular ramus, respectively.
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Abstract Eagle's syndrome represents a group of symptoms that includes recurrent throat pain, globus pharyngeus, dysphagia, referred otalgia, and neck pain possibly caused by elongation of the styloid process or ossification of the stylohyoid or stylomandibular ligaments.
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