Hyoid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to the hyoid bone.
  • n. The hyoid bone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.
  • n. The hyoid bone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [Υ].
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.
  • n. The hyoid bone.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the form of the Greek letter upsilon, υ.
  • n. The tongue-bone or os linguæ); the hyoidean bone or collection of bones: so called from its shape in man.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to the hyoid bone
  • n. a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
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