epihyal ligament
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Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
epihyal — Above the hyoid arch. * * * epi·hy·al .ep ə hī əl n an element of the hyoid arch that in humans is the stylohyoid ligament and in many vertebrates forms a distinct bone … Medical dictionary
epihyal — ˈhīəl noun ( s) Etymology: epi + hyoid + al : an element of the hyoid arch lying between the stylohyal and the ceratohyal that in man is the stylohyoid ligament and in many vetebrates forms a distinct bone … Useful english dictionary
Stylohyoid ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = PAGENAME Latin = ligamentum stylohyoideum, ligamentum stylohyoideus GraySubject = 112 GrayPage = 392 Caption = Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Caption2 = From = styloid process (temporal) To = hyoid bone MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
