Supraomohyoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Supraomohyoid is an adjective meaning Above (superior to) the omohyoid muscle .
Meaning
Above (superior to) the omohyoid muscle .
Example Sentences
The supraomohyoid neck dissection is a selective cervical node dissection that removes the contents of the submental and submandibular triangles (lymph node level I), the jugulodigastric and jugulo-omohyoid lymph node groups, and the lymph node-bearing tissues located anterior to the cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus and above the omohyoid muscle (lymph node levels II and III).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dissection, suprahyoid, epihyoid, supraomental, supranuchal, supraclavian.
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