- mylohyoid region
- the region on the lingual surface of the mandible to which the mylohyoid muscle is attached.
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mylohyoid region
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Mylohyoid — My lo*hy oid, a. [Gr. ? the molar teeth + E. hyoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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