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adjective

Hyoid adj.

Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon.

(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.

Hyoid arch (Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull.

Hyoid bone (Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch.

noun

Hyoid n. The hyoid bone.

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Etymology of 'Hyoid'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hyoid" Quotes from Famous Books

... embryo of the fourth week, one-fourth of an inch long (taken from the womb of a suicide eight hours after death). (From Rabl.) n nasal pits, a eye, u lower jaw, z arch of hyoid bone, k3 and k4 third and fourth gill-arch, h heart; s primitive segments, vg fore-limb (arm), hg hind-limb (leg), between the two the ...

— The Evolution of Man, V.1. • Ernst Haeckel