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In a larger study of suicidal hangings of young-adults and middle-aged people in India, conducted from 2010 to 2013, hyoid damage was found in just 16 of 264 cases, or six percent.
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Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2019
Mammals can thank their hyoid bones for their suctioning abilities.
—Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2018
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Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2019
Mammals can thank their hyoid bones for their suctioning abilities.
—Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2018
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“Hyoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyoid. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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hyoid
adjective
hy·oid
ˈhī-ˌȯid 
1
: of or relating to the hyoid bone
2
: of, relating to, or being the second postoral branchial arch from which the hyoid bone of the higher vertebrates is in part formed
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