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stylohyoid

American  
[stahy-loh-hahy-oid] / ˌstaɪ loʊˈhaɪ ɔɪd /

adjective

Anatomy.

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

Etymology

Origin of stylohyoid

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

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