geniohyoid.
Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus; from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Latin hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix); equivalent to genio- (“relating to the chin”) + hyoid.
Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus; from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Latin hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix); equivalent to genio- (“relating to the chin”) + hyoid.
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