thyrohyoid /thy·ro·hy·oid/ (-hi´oid) pertaining to the thyroid gland or cartilage and the hyoid bone.
thy·ro·hy·oid (th   -h oid)adj. Of or relating to the thyroid cartilage and the hyoid bone. n. A continuation of the sternothyroid muscle, with origin from the oblique line of the thyroid cartilage, with insertion into the body of the hyoid bone, with nerve supply from the upper cervical nerve, and whose action moves the hyoid bone closer to the larynx. |
thyrohyoid
1. pertaining to the thyroid gland or cartilage and the hyoid bone.
2. one of the chain of hyoid bones, one that articulates with the thyroid cartilage and the basihyoid.
thyrohyoid membrane
the membrane connecting the thyroid cartilage to the hyoid bone.
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