body of hyoid bone

bod·y of hy·oid bone

[TA]

the body of the hyoid bone, from which the greater and lesser horns extend.

Synonym(s): corpus ossis hyoidei [TA], base of hyoid bone, basihyal, basihyoid

body of hy·oid bone

(bod'ē hī'oyd bōn) [TA]

The body of the hyoid bone, from which the greater and lesser horns extend.