stylohyoid

[ stahy-loh-hahy-oid ]

/ ˌstaɪ loʊˈhaɪ ɔɪd /

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adjective Anatomy.

of, relating to, or situated between the styloid process of the temporal bone and the hyoid bone.

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Origin of stylohyoid

From the New Latin word stylohȳoīdeus, dating back to 1700–10. See stylo-¹, hyoid

Words nearby stylohyoid

stylo-, stylobate, stylograph, stylographic, stylography, stylohyoid, styloid, styloid process, stylolite, stylometry, stylophone