英语词汇“hyoid”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	hyoid
释义	hyoid in British English (ˈhaɪɔɪd) adjective also: hyoidal, hyoidean 1. of or relating to the hyoid bone noun also: hyoid bone 2. the horseshoe-shaped bone that lies at the base of the tongue and above the thyroid cartilage 3. a corresponding bone or group of bones in other vertebrates Word origin C19: from New Latin hӯoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs having the shape of the letter upsilon, from hu upsilon + -oid hyoid in American English (ˈhaɪˌɔɪd) adjective 1. designating or of a bone or bones supporting the tongue at its base: U-shaped in humans noun 2. the hyoid bone or bones Word origin Fr hyoïde < ModL hyoides < Gr hyoeidēs, shaped like the letter υ (upsilon) < hy, upsilon + -eidēs, -oid Examples of 'hyoid' in a sentence hyoid Alissa found what she was searching for, and with a flex of her fingers she felt his hyoid bone snap. S.M. Stirling T2©: RISING STORM (1991) Word lists with hyoid bone
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hyoid in British English