Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hyoid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hyoid \Hy"oid\, a. [Gr. ? fr. the letter [Upsilon] + ? form: cf.
F. hyo["i]de.]
1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon
[[Upsilon]].
2. (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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hyoid \Hy"oid\, n.
The hyoid bone.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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