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HYOID

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles

Synonyms:

hyoid; hyoid bone; os hyoideum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hyoid" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the hyoid bone

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hyoid bone (a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles)

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