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thyrohyoid
adjective(thy-ro-hy-oid)
of, relating to, or supplying the thyrohyoid muscle
thyrohyoid
noun(thy-ro-hy-oid)
a thyrohyoid part; especially : thyrohyoid muscle
thyrohyoid
noun(thy-ro-hy-oid)
a small quadrilateral muscle that arises from the thyroid cartilage, inserts into the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone, and functions to depress the hyoid bone and to elevate the thyroid cartilage —called also thyrohyoid
thyrohyoid
noun(thy-ro-hy-oid)
a broad fibroelastic sheet that connects the upper margin of the thyroid cartilage and the upper margin of the back of the hyoid bone

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