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infrahyoid muscle

noun

: any of four muscles on each side that are situated next to the larynx below the hyoid bone and comprise the sternohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid, and omohyoid muscles

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“Infrahyoid muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/infrahyoid%20muscle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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