Definition of Hioid
Hy"oid (?), a. [Gr. &?; fr. the letter
Υ + &?; form: cf. F. hyoïde.] 1.
Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon
[Υ].
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.
Hy"oid, n. The hyoid
bone.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue
*1969: The hyoid bone in her throat flutters as if discharging some subvocal rosary. — JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
- The hyoid bone.
*1973: the vulture, relinquishing its title, surely in natural justice gave me a right to this femur, this curiously distorted hyoid? — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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