my·lo·hy·oid (mus·cle)

[TA]

muscle of floor of mouth; origin, mylohyoid line of mandible; insertion, upper border of hyoid bone and raphe separating muscle from its fellow; action, elevates floor of mouth and the tongue, depresses jaw when hyoid is fixed; nerve supply, nerve to mylohyoid from mandibular division of trigeminal.

Synonym(s): musculus mylohyoideus [TA], diaphragm of mouth, diaphragma oris, mylohyoideus

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

The angles curl laterally, and the lingual face presents only a small mylohyoideus groove.

Evaluacion Biomecanica de la Mandibula de Oveja como Modelo para Estudiar los Metodos de Fijacion

However, a dysfunction of the trigeminal nerve, whose mandibular branch innervates the mylohyoideus muscles, (5) or a dysfunction of the hypoglossal nerve which innervates, among others, the cricohyoideus, ceratoglossus muscle, and hypoglossus muscles (5) were considered in the differential diagnosis.

Extraoral surgical correction of lingual entrapment in a Chinese goose (Anser cygnoides)

mylohyoideus Mandibula on Hyoid kemik Agiz acma ic yuz Yutkunma sirasinda dili yukari kaldirma M.

Botulinum toxin treatment and oromandibular dystonia/ Botulinum toksini tedavisi ve oromandibuler diskinezi

All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.