hyoid

[ hahy-oid ]
/ ˈhaɪ ɔɪd /
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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM hyoid

post·hy·oid, adjectivesub·hy·oid, adjectivesub·hy·oid·e·an, adjective

Words nearby hyoid

hymnist, hymnody, hymnology, hyoepiglottic, hyoglossal membrane, hyoid, hyoid arch, hyoid bone, hyolithid, hyoscine, hyoscyamine
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British Dictionary definitions for subhyoid

hyoid
/ (ˈhaɪɔɪd) /

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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Medical definitions for subhyoid (1 of 2)

subhyoid
[ sŭb-hī′oid′ ]

adj.

Beneath the hyoid bone.

Medical definitions for subhyoid (2 of 2)

hyoid
[ hī′oid′ ]

adj.

Shaped like the letter U.
Of or relating to the hyoid bone.

n.

The hyoid bone.
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