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hyoid definition

hy·oid (hī′o̵id′)

adjective

designating or of a bone or bones supporting the tongue at its base: -shaped in humans

Etymology: Fr hyoïde < ModL hyoides < Gr hyoeidēs, shaped like the letter υ (upsilon) < hy, upsilon + -eidēs, -oid

noun

the hyoid bone or bones

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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