geniohyoid

English

Etymology

genio- +‎ hyoid

Adjective

geniohyoid (not comparable)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.

Noun

geniohyoid (plural geniohyoids)

(anatomy) A narrow muscle situated superior to the medial border of the mylohyoid muscle.

References

“geniohyoid” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

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