dictionary help| stylohyoid muscle | medical dictionary |
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, styloid process of temporal bone; insertion, hyoid bone by two slips on either side of intermediate tendon of digastric; action, elevates hyoid bone; nerve supply, facial.
Synonyms: musculus stylohyoideus.
(05 Mar 2000)
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