hyoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce hyoid in British English:
UK ['haɪɔɪd]
How to pronounce hyoid in American English:
US ['haɪɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the hyoid bone
Word Origin
- hyoid (adj.)
- 1811, from French hyoïde (16c.), from Modern Latin hyoides, from Greek hyoeides "shaped like the letter U," from hu "letter U" (in later Greek called upsilon) + -oeides "like" (see -oid).
Example
- 1. To investigate the relationship between respiratory mode and hyoid position .
- 2. Parosteal chondrosarcoma attached to the hyoid bone . A case report .
- 3. She had bleeding in her throat and the hyoid bone was fractured .
- 4. The hyoid bone , mr. palmer , to what is it connected ?
- 5. Developmental changes of pharyngeal airway depth and hyoid bone position from childhood to young adulthood .