stylohyoid

[ stahy-loh-hahy-oid ]
/ ˌstaɪ loʊˈhaɪ ɔɪd /

adjective Anatomy.

of, relating to, or situated between the styloid process of the temporal bone and the hyoid bone.

Origin of stylohyoid

From the New Latin word stylohȳoīdeus, dating back to 1700–10. See stylo-1, hyoid

Words nearby stylohyoid

stylobate, stylograph, stylographic, stylography, stylohyal, stylohyoid, styloid, styloid process, styloid process of radius, styloid process of temporal bone, styloid process of ulna

Medical definitions for stylohyoid

stylohyoid
[ stī′lō-hī′oid′ ]

adj.

Relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.

n.

A muscle with origin from the styloid process of the temporal bone, with insertion into the hyoid bone by two slips on either side of the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle, with nerve supply from the facial nerve, and whose action elevates the hyoid bone.