I. |mīlō|hīˌȯid adjective
also my·lo·hy·oi·de·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌhī|ȯidēən
Etymology: mylohyoid from New Latin mylohyoideus, from myl- + hyoides hyoid bone; mylohyoidean from New Latin mylohyoideus + English -an — more at hyoid bone
: of, indicating, or adjoining a muscle that extends from the inner surface of the mandible to the hyoid and forms the floor of the mouth
II. noun
or my·lo·hy·oi·de·us ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈȯidēəs
( plural mylohyoids -dz ; or mylohyoi·dei -dēˌī)
Etymology: New Latin mylohyoideus, from mylohyoideus, adjective
: a mylohyoid muscle