• (a.) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone; as, the geniohyoid muscle.
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<anatomy, muscle> Origin, mental spine of mandible; insertion, body of hyoid bone; action, draws hyoid forward, or depresses jaw when hyoid is fixed; nerve supply, fibres from ventral primary rami of first and second cervical spinal nerves accompanying hypoglossal. ... Synonym: musculus geniohyoideus, geniohyoid, geniohyoideus. ... Origin: Gr...
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Ge`ni·o·hy'oid adjective [ Greek ... the chin + English
hyoid .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone; as, the
geniohyoid muscle.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: je′nē-ō-hī′oyd Synonyms: geniohyoid (muscle)
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(muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. one of the suprahyoid muscles of the neck; origin, mental spine of mandible; insertion, body of hyoid bone; action, draws hyoid forward, or depresses jaw when hyoid is fixed; nerve supply, fibers from ventral primary rami of first and second cervical spinal nerves conveyed by the hypoglossal ne...
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The geniohyoid (geniohyoideus) is a narrow jaw muscle that lies just beneath the myohyoid. It originates from the mandible and inserts in the hyoid bone. This muscle works closely with the myohyoid to open the jaw and raise the tongue. It is innervated by a branch of the hyoglossal nerve and is supplied by the lingual artery.
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