Term Name: | mylohyoid muscle |
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Synonyms: | musculus mylohyoideus, mylohyoid, mylohyoideus, mylohyoideus muscle |
Definition: | The mylohyoid is a pharyngeal arch I muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the nerve to mylohyoid and attaches to the midline raphe linking right and left mylohyoid and the mandible. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001564] |