| NOUN | body | os hyoideum, hyoid, hyoid bone | 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, hyoid bone | |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | hioides, hueso hioides | |
| Catalan | hioide | |
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