hyoid bone
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nounDefinition of HYOID BONE
: a U-shaped bone or complex of bones that is situated between the base of the tongue and the larynx and that supports the tongue, the larynx, and their muscles —called also hyoid
Origin of HYOID BONE
New Latin hyoides, from Greek hyoeidēs shaped like the letter upsilon (Υ, υ), being the hyoid bone, from y, hy upsilon
First Known Use: circa 1811
hyoid bone
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HYOID BONE
: a U-shaped bone or complex of bones that is situated between the base of the tongue and the larynx and that supports the tongue, the larynx, and their muscles—called also hyoid, lingual bone
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