Hyoid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hyoid	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Hyoid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hyoid adj of or relating to the hyoid bone n a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles Synonym(s): hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hyoid \Hy"oid\, n. The hyoid bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hyoid \Hy"oid\, a. [Gr. [?] fr. the letter [UPSILON] + [?] form: cf. F. hyo[8b]de.] 1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [[UPSILON]]. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself. {Hyoid arch} (Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull. {Hyoid bone} (Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch.