omohyoid muscle

omohyoid muscle
omohyoid muscle n a muscle that arises from the upper border of the scapula, is inserted in the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to draw the hyoid bone in a caudal direction called also omohyoid

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musculus omohyoideus.

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