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hyoid

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Adjective, Noun
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hy=oid

CIDE DICTIONARY

hyoida. [Gr. fr. the letter e'i^dos form: cf. F. hyoïde.].
  •  Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [1913 Webster]
  •  Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.  [1913 Webster]
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.
hyoidn. 
     The hyoid bone.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hyoid, n. & adj. Anat.
--n. (in full hyoid bone) a U-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue.
--adj. of or relating to this.

Etymology
F hyo{iuml}de f. mod.L hyo{iuml}des f. Gk huoeides shaped like the letter upsilon (hu)

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