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Webster 1913 Edition


geniohyoid

geˊni-o-hy′oid

(jēˊnĭ-ō̍-hī′oid)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
γένειον
the chin + E.
hyoid
.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone;
as, the
geniohyoid
muscle
.

Definition 2024


geniohyoid

geniohyoid

English

Adjective

geniohyoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.

Noun

geniohyoid (plural geniohyoids)

  1. (anatomy) A narrow muscle situated superior to the medial border of the mylohyoid muscle.

References

  • geniohyoid” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.