| suprahyoid | <anatomy> Hyomental. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| suprahyoid branch of lingual artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch of lingual artery which runs along hyoid bone; anastomosis: infrahyoid branch of superior thyroid artery and across midline with its contralateral partner. Synonym: ramus suprahyoideus arteriae lingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprahyoid gland | An isolated mass, or one of several such masses, of thyroid tissue, sometimes present in the side of the neck, or just above the hyoid bone (suprahyoid accessory thyroid gland), or even as low as the arch of the aorta. Synonym: glandula thyroidea accessoria, accessory thyroid, prehyoid gland, suprahyoid gland, thyroidea accessoria, thyroidea ima, Wolfler's gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprahyoid muscles | The group of muscles attached to the upper part of the hyoid bone including the digastric, stylohyoid, mylohyoid, and geniohyoid muscles. Synonym: musculi suprahyoidei. (05 Mar 2000) |