What does hyoid mean?
Definitions for hyoid
ˈhaɪ ɔɪdhy·oid
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Princeton's WordNet
hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideumadjective
a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
hyoidadjective
of or relating to the hyoid bone
Wiktionary
hyoidnoun
The hyoid bone.
hyoidadjective
Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.
Etymology: From hyoïde, from modern hyoides, from ‘shaped like the letter ’.
Wikipedia
hyoid
The hyoid bone (lingual bone or tongue-bone) () is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. At rest, it lies between the base of the mandible and the third cervical vertebra. Unlike other bones, the hyoid is only distantly articulated to other bones by muscles or ligaments. It is the only bone in the human body that is not connected to any other bones nearby. The hyoid is anchored by muscles from the anterior, posterior and inferior directions, and aids in tongue movement and swallowing. The hyoid bone provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind.Its name is derived from Greek hyoeides 'shaped like the letter upsilon (υ)'.
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hyoid
The hyoid is a U-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. It is the only bone in the human body that does not directly articulate with any other bone and is held in place by a series of muscles and ligaments. The hyoid bone provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind. Its function is to support the tongue and its movements.
Webster Dictionary
Hyoidadjective
having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [/]
Hyoidadjective
of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself
Hyoidnoun
the hyoid bone
Etymology: [Gr. fr. the letter + e'i^dos form: cf. F. hyode.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hyoid
hī′oid, adj. having the form of the Greek letter upsilon (υ), applied to a bone at the base of the tongue. [Gr. hyoeidēs—the letter υ, and eidos, form.]
Entomology
Hyoid
having the form of the Greek upsilon, Y
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hyoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hyoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of hyoid in a Sentence
The hyoid shows some breakage.
If, hypothetically, the hyoid bone is broken, that would generally raise questions about strangulation, but it is not definitive and does not exclude suicidal hanging.
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