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hyoid bone
noun
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Word History
New Latin hyoides, from Greek hyoeidēs shaped like the letter upsilon (Υ, υ), being the hyoid bone, from y, hy upsilon
circa 1811, in the meaning defined above
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“Hyoid bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyoid%20bone. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.
Medical Definition
hyoid bone
nouncalled also hyoid, lingual bone
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