Definitions for hyoidˈhaɪ ɔɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hy•oidˈhaɪ ɔɪd(adj.)
Also, hy•oi′dal, hy•oi′de•an. of or designating a bony or cartilaginous structure at the base of the vertebrate tongue,U-shaped in humans.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
(n.)the hyoid bone or structure.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
Origin of hyoid:
1700–10; < NL hȳoïdes < Gk hȳoeidḗs shaped like the letter hypsilon (i.e., upsilon) =hŷ, var. of ŷ (see upsilon ) +-oeidēs -oid
Princeton's WordNet
hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum(adj)
a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
hyoid(adj)
of or relating to the hyoid bone
Wiktionary
hyoid(Noun)
The hyoid bone.
hyoid(Adjective)
Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.
Origin: From hyoïde, from modern hyoides, from ‘shaped like the letter ’.
Webster Dictionary
Hyoid(adj)
having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [/]
Hyoid(adj)
of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself
Hyoid(noun)
the hyoid bone
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