Hyoid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hyoid \Hy"oid\, n.
     The hyoid bone. Hyoideal

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hyoid \Hy"oid\, a. [Gr. ? fr. the letter [Upsilon] + e'i^dos


     form: cf. F. hyo["i]de.]
     1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon
        [[Upsilon]].
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     2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch
        which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue
        itself.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hyoid
       adj : of or relating to the hyoid bone
       n : a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the
           tongue muscles [syn: {hyoid bone}, {os hyoideum}]