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Definitions for hyoid
ˈhaɪ ɔɪdhy·oid

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideumadjective

    a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles

  2. hyoidadjective

    of or relating to the hyoid bone

Wiktionary

  1. hyoidnoun

    The hyoid bone.

  2. hyoidadjective

    Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.

  3. Etymology: From hyoïde, from modern hyoides, from ‘shaped like the letter ’.

Wikipedia

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Hyoidadjective

    having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [/]

  2. Hyoidadjective

    of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself

  3. Hyoidnoun

    the hyoid bone

  4. Etymology: [Gr. fr. the letter + e'i^dos form: cf. F. hyode.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Hyoid

    having the form of the Greek upsilon, Y

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hyoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hyoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of hyoid in a Sentence

  1. Michael Baden:

    The hyoid shows some breakage.

  2. Jonathan Arden:

    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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