different between mylohyoid vs geniohyoid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin myloh?o?d?s, from Ancient Greek ????? (múl?, “a molar”) +? h?o?d?s (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) +? hyoid.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??.l?(?)?h??.??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ma?.lo??ha????d/
• Rhymes: -a???d

Adjective

mylohyoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.

Derived terms

• mylohyoid line
• mylohyoid muscle

Noun

mylohyoid (plural mylohyoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle.

References

• “mylohyoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “mylohyoid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Alternative forms

• geniohyoideus (noun)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin gen?ohyo?deus, clipping of musculus gen?ohyo?deus; from Ancient Greek ??????? (géneion, “the chin”) +? hyo?d?s (“U-shaped”) +? -eus (adjectival suffix); equivalent to genio- (“relating to the chin”) +? hyoid.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??i?.ni.?(?)?h??.??d/, /d????n??.?(?)?h??.??d/, /d????ni?.?(?)?h??.??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??i.ni.o??ha????d/
• Rhymes: -a???d

Adjective

geniohyoid (not comparable)

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

Noun

geniohyoid (plural geniohyoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle.

References

• “geniohyoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “geniohyoid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “geniohyoid” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.