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mylohyoid

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mylohyoid /my·lo·hy·oid/ (mi″lo-hi´oid) pertaining to molar teeth and the hyoid bone.
my·lo·hy·oid (ml-hoid)
adj.
Relating to the region of the molar teeth of the lower jaw and the hyoid bone.
mylohyoid [mi″lo-hi´oid]
pertaining to the hyoid bone and molar teeth.
mylohyoid
pertaining to the hyoid bone and molar teeth.
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The swelling did not extend beyond the submandibular triangle, and the clinical opinion was that it was localized on the floor of the mouth, above the mylohyoid muscle.
A hemangioma on the floor of the mouth presenting as a ranula by Skoulakis, Charalampos E.; Khaldi, Lubna; Serletis, Demetre; Semertzidis, Themistoklis / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Ranulas are classified as either "simple" and confined to the sublingual space, or as "plunging" with extension through the floor of mouth and below the mylohyoid muscle.
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The roots of these molars extend into the mylohyoid muscle, providing a route to the mandibular spaces.
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