NOUN | body | hyoid bone, hyoid, os hyoideum | a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles |
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Meaning | A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles. | |
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Synonyms | hyoid, os hyoideum | |
Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
Spanish | hioides, hueso hioides | |
Catalan | hioide | |
Adjectives | hyoid | of or relating to the hyoid bone |
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