mylohyoideus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdeus, clipping of musculus mylohȳoīdeus (“mylohyoid muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ).hʌɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs

Noun

mylohyoideus (plural mylohyoidei)

1. (anatomy) The mylohyoid muscle.

References

• “mylohyoideus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “mylohyoideus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύ̆λη (múlē, “a molar”) +‎ hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of mylohȳoīdēs.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mi.lo.i.oˈi.de.us/, [miloioˈiːd̪eus]

Adjective

mylohȳoīdeus (feminine mylohȳoīdea, neuter mylohȳoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) mylohyoid

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mylohȳoīdeus	mylohȳoīdea	mylohȳoīdeum		mylohȳoīdeī	mylohȳoīdeae	mylohȳoīdea
genitive	mylohȳoīdeī	mylohȳoīdeae	mylohȳoīdeī		mylohȳoīdeōrum	mylohȳoīdeārum	mylohȳoīdeōrum
dative	mylohȳoīdeō	mylohȳoīdeae	mylohȳoīdeō		mylohȳoīdeīs
accusative	mylohȳoīdeum	mylohȳoīdeam	mylohȳoīdeum		mylohȳoīdeōs	mylohȳoīdeās	mylohȳoīdea
ablative	mylohȳoīdeō	mylohȳoīdeā	mylohȳoīdeō		mylohȳoīdeīs
vocative	mylohȳoīdee	mylohȳoīdea	mylohȳoīdeum		mylohȳoīdeī	mylohȳoīdeae	mylohȳoīdea

Descendants

• → English: mylohyoideus