Definition of hyoid

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Hyoid (a.) Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [/]..

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Omohyoid :: Omohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the omohyoid muscle..
Stylohyoid :: Stylohyal (n.) A segment in the hyoidean arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal.
Hyoid :: Hyoid (n.) The hyoid bone.
Mylohyoid :: Mylohyoid (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve..
Hyoidean :: Hyoidean (a.) Same as Hyoid, a..
Ceratohyal :: Ceratohyal (n.) A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid..
Apohyal :: Apohyal (a.) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
Hyoid :: Hyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.
Basihyoid :: Basihyoid (n.) The central tongue bone.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.
Hypohyal :: Hypohyal (a.) Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes, between the caratohyal and urohyal..
Hyo- :: Hyo- () A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection with the hyoid bone or arch; as, hyoglossal, hyomandibular, hyomental, etc..
Ceratohyal :: Ceratohyal (a.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epihyal in the hyoid arch..
Styloid :: Stylohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone.
Tympanohyal :: Tympanohyal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoidean arch.
Hyoglossus :: Hyoglossus (n.) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the hyoid bone..
Supra-ilium :: Suprahyoid (a.) Hyomental.
Mandibulohyoid :: Mandibulohyoid (a.) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them..
Thyrohyoid :: Thyrohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
Glossohyal :: Glossohyal (a.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.
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