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HYOID

• HYOID (noun)
The noun HYOID has 1 sense:

1. a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles

Familiarity information: HYOID used as a noun is very rare.

• HYOID (adjective)
The adjective HYOID has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the hyoid bone

Familiarity information: HYOID used as an adjective is very rare.

• HYOID (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hyoid; hyoid bone; os hyoideum

Hypernyms ("hyoid" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

• HYOID (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Of or relating to the hyoid bone

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hyoid bone (a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles)

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