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hyoid
[hahy-oid]
adjective
Also hyoidal hyoidean noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
noun
the hyoid bone.
hyoid
/ ˈɪɔɪ /
adjective
of or relating to the hyoid bone
noun
the horseshoe-shaped bone that lies at the base of the tongue and above the thyroid cartilage
a corresponding bone or group of bones in other vertebrates
Other Word Forms
- posthyoid adjective
- subhyoid adjective
- subhyoidean adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hyoid1
Example Sentences
The civil suit claims Paredes suffered several bruises and broken bones, including a broken hyoid bone, which is in the front of the neck, and a partially crushed vertebra.
Another gill arch eventually evolved into a head bone called the hyoid.
Ms Inglis had sustained a subdural hematoma and a fractured hyoid bone, a horseshoe-shaped bone in the middle of the neck.
A medical examiner testified that strangulation by hand would have ruptured the hyoid bone, which in this case was intact.
He noted that Briceno had a broken hyoid bone in his neck, broken blood vessels in both eyes, and blood in his lungs.
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