Hyoid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. 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
  1. the hyoid bone.
adjective Also: hyoidal, hyoidean
  1. of or relating to the hyoid bone
noun Also: hyoid bone
  1. the horseshoe-shaped bone that lies at the base of the tongue and above the thyroid cartilage
  2. a corresponding bone or group of bones in other vertebrates
Hyoid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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