hyoid
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ɔɪd adjective
1.
Also, hy·oi·dal, hy·oi·de·an. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
noun
2.
the hyoid bone.
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| one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall. |
| any of the plane surfaces of a crystal. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the hyoid bone |
| —n | |
| 2. | the horseshoe-shaped bone that lies at the base of the tongue and above the thyroid cartilage |
| 3. | a corresponding bone or group of bones in other vertebrates |
| [C19: from New Latin hӯoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs having the shape of the letter | |
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Medical Dictionary
hyoid hy·oid (hī'oid')
adj.
Shaped like the letter U.
Of or relating to the hyoid bone.
The hyoid bone.
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Example sentences
It is a fibrous cord, which is attached to the tip of the styloid process of the temporal and the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone.
From its cartilage are developed the styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, and lesser cornu of the hyoid bone.
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