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Hyostylic :: Hyostylic (a.) Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals; -- said of the skull..

Hyoidean :: Hyoidean (a.) Same as Hyoid, a..

Hypsiloid :: Hypsiloid (a.) Resembling the Greek letter / in form; hyoid.

Epihyal :: Epihyal (n.) A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.

Hyoideal :: Hyoideal (a.) Alt. of Hyoidea.

Hyo- :: Hyo- () A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection with the hyoid bone or arch; as, hyoglossal, hyomandibular, hyomental, etc..

Mylohyoid :: Mylohyoid (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve..

Ichthyoidal :: Ichthyoidal (a.) Somewhat like a fish; having some of the characteristics of fishes; -- said of some amphibians.

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

Subimago :: Subhyoidean (a.) Situated or performed beneath the hyoid bone; as, subhyoidean laryngotomy..

Sternomastoid :: Sternohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage.

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

Supra-ilium :: Suprahyoid (a.) Hyomental.

Infrahyoid :: Infrahyoid (a.) Same as Hyosternal (a).

Urohyal :: Urohyal (a.) Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes.

Tympanohyal :: Tympanohyal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoidean arch.

Styloid :: Stylohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone.

Larynx :: Larynx (n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis..

Amphistylic :: Amphistylic (a.) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull..

Hyoglossus :: Hyoglossus (n.) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the hyoid bone..

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