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MP Term : abnormal infrahyoid muscle morphology [MP:0013966] Mammalian Phenotype

Namespace  MPheno.ontology Obsolete  false
description  any structural anomaly of any of the four paired muscles located in the anterior neck below the hyoid bone, within the muscular triangle; these muscles are long and flat in shape, similar to a belt or strap, and are responsible for depressing the hyoid during swallowing; they either originate from or insert on to the hyoid bone and include the sternohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid and omohyoid muscles
  • synonyms:
  • abnormal strap muscle morphology,
  • infrahyoid muscle dysplasia
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