Sternohyoid muscle

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounAn infrahyoid muscle on each side of the midline that arises from the medial end of the clavicle and the first segment of the sternum, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to depress the hyoid bone and the larynx.

Synonyms

sternohyoideus sternohyoid sternothyroid muscle sternothyroideus sternothyroid thyrohyoid muscle stylohyoid muscle thyrohyoideus stylohyoid geniohyoid muscle omohyoid muscle sternocleidomastoid muscle

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