Medical Dictionary

hyoid

adj hy·oid \ˈhī-ˌid\

Medical Definition of HYOID

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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