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MYLOHYOID RIDGE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

An oblique ridge on the lingual surface of the mandible which extends from the level of the roots of the last molar as a bony attachment for the mylohyoid muscles which form the floor of the mouth. Determines the lingual boundary of the mandibular subperiosteal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Crête osseuse qui s'étend sur la face interne (ou postérieure) des apophyses geni (sur le corps de la mandibule) jusqu'en dessous de la dernière molaire, où elle donne insertion au muscle mylo-hyoidien.

OBS

Anienne nomenclature : ligne oblique interne.

Key term(s)
  • ligne mylo-hyoidienne

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

The ridge of bone which begins on the lingual of the body of the mandible in the third molar area, runs downward and forward to the lower border of the mandible in the region of the midline. It forms the attachment for the mylohyoid muscle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Crête osseuse qui s'étend du bord antéro-inférieur de la mandibule, près de la ligne médiane, vers la zone de la troisième molaire. Forme l'attache du muscle mylo-hyoïdien.

Spanish

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