hyoid

adjective hy·oid \ˈhī-ˌȯid\

Definition of HYOID

: of or relating to the hyoid bone

New Latin hyoides hyoid bone

First Known Use: 1842

Medical Dictionary

adjective hy·oid \ˈhī-ˌȯid\

: of or relating to the hyoid bone

: 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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