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Hyoid

adjective
1.
Of or relating to the hyoid bone.
noun
1.
A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles.  Synonyms: hyoid bone, os hyoideum.



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"Hyoid" Quotes from Famous Books



... in us nothing more than a mammal with thirty-two vertebrae possessing the hyoid bone and more folds in the hemispheres of the brain than any other animal; if in their opinion no other differences exist in this order than those produced by the influence of climate, on which are founded the nomenclature of fifteen species whose scientific names it is needless to cite, ...
— Analytical Studies • Honore de Balzac
... sphenoid, ethmoid, malar, two maxillary, palate, inferior turbinated, and hyoid are known ...
— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce


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