Stylohyoid ligament

System Musculoskeletal
SNOMED CT 66275001

Stylohyoid ligament

Definition

The fibrous cord that connects the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the lesser horn of the hyoid bone.

Also known as ligamentum stylohyoideum, ligamentum stylohyoideus, stylo-hyoid ligament — per UBERON

The Stylohyoid ligament is a part of the Musculoskeletal.

Also identified as