hyoid (redirected from hyoid bones)

hyoid /hy·oid/ (hi´oid) shaped like Greek letter upsilon (υ); pertaining to the hyoid bone.

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hy·oid (hoid)

adj.

1. Shaped like the letter U.

2. Of or relating to the hyoid bone.

n.

The hyoid bone.

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hyoid

[hī′oid]

Etymology: Gk, hyoeides, upsilon, U-shaped

1  n, the hyoid bone.

2  adj, pertaining to the hyoid bone.

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hyoid

1. shaped like Greek letter upsilon (υ).

2. pertaining to the hyoid bone.

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hyoid apparatus

the suspensory mechanism for the tongue and larynx. Consists of the single basihyoid, and the paired thyrohyoid, ceratohyoid, epihyoid and stylohyoid bones and the tympanohyoid cartilages.

hyoid bone

one or more of the bones of the hyoid apparatus, fused in some species (e.g. human) to form a horseshoe-shaped bone situated at the base of the tongue, just below the thyroid cartilage. See also Table 10.