hyoid

[hahy-oid]Anatomy, Zoology

adjective

Also hy·oi·dal, hy·oi·de·an. noting or pertaining to a U-shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.

noun

the hyoid bone.

Nearby words

Origin of hyoid

1700–10; < New Latin hȳoïdes < Greek hȳoeidḗs, shaped like the letter hypsilon (i.e. upsilon), equivalent to hȳ- (derivative of letter name hŷ, variant of ŷ; see upsilon) + -oeidēs -oid

Related formspost·hy·oid, adjectivesub·hy·oid, adjectivesub·hy·oid·e·an, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for subhyoid

hyoid

adjective Also: hyoidal, hyoidean

of or relating to the hyoid bone

noun Also: hyoid bone

the horseshoe-shaped bone that lies at the base of the tongue and above the thyroid cartilage

a corresponding bone or group of bones in other vertebrates

Word Origin for hyoid

C19: from New Latin hӯoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs having the shape of the letter upsilon, from hu upsilon + -oid

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Word Origin and History for subhyoid

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).

Medicine definitions for subhyoid

subhyoid

[sŭb-hī′oid′]

adj.

Beneath the hyoid bone.

hyoid

[hī′oid′]

adj.

Shaped like the letter U.

Of or relating to the hyoid bone.

n.

The hyoid bone.