HyperDic: hyoid_bone

English > 1 sense of the expression hyoid bone:
NOUNbodyhyoid bone, hyoid, os hyoideuma U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
English > hyoid bone: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles.
Synonymshyoid, os hyoideum
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanishhioides, hueso hioides
Catalanhioide
Adjectiveshyoidof or relating to the hyoid bone

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