retrohyoid bursa


ret·ro·hy·oid bur·sa

[TA] a bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym(s): bursa retrohyoidea [TA], Boyer bursa, bursa of hyoid, subhyoid bursa

ret·ro·hy·oid bur·sa

(ret'rō-hī'oyd bŭr'sa) [TA] A sac between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane.

retrohyoid bursa

A bursa anterior to the thyrohyoid membrane. It was formerly called Boyer's bursa. See also: bursa

Boyer,

Baron Alexis, French surgeon, 1757-1833. Boyer bursa - a bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym(s): retrohyoid bursaBoyer cyst - a subhyoid cyst.