Definition of hyoid in English:

hyoid

(also hyoid bone)

noun ˈhʌɪɔɪdˈhaɪˌɔɪd

Anatomy Zoology

A U-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue.
Example sentencesExamples
- Their contraction shortens the tongue towards its base on the hyoid.
- The chimaeran hyoid is, it turns out, quite happy supporting the operculum and has no interest in the palatoquadrate.
- I included all muscles associated with the jaws, tongue and hyoid, palate, and pharynx.
- Freeing the tongue from the hyoid removes a limit on tongue excursion imposed by the basic architecture of the mammalian feeding apparatus.
- In most vertebrates the hyoid supports the tongue, as it does in the snake-necked turtle.

adjective ˈhʌɪɔɪdˈhaɪˌɔɪd

Anatomy Zoology

Relating to the hyoid or structures associated with it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Speech requires flexibility of the upper airway, including laryngeal and hyoid mobility and separation of the hard palate from the epiglottis.
- The mechanism by which these fish capture prey involves upper jaw protrusion, lower jaw depression, hyoid depression, and cranial rotation.
- The hypohyal is a ventral element of the hyoid arch which links the ceratohyal and the basihyal.
- Again, we see that the mandibular and hyoid arches are developmentally different from the rest of the series.
- These are formed from fused hyoid rays and articulate with the succeeding gill arches.

Origin

Early 19th century: via French from modern Latin hyoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs 'shaped like the letter upsilon (υ)'.

Definition of hyoid in US English:

hyoid

(also hyoid bone)

nounˈhaɪˌɔɪdˈhīˌoid

Anatomy Zoology

A U-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue.
Example sentencesExamples
- Freeing the tongue from the hyoid removes a limit on tongue excursion imposed by the basic architecture of the mammalian feeding apparatus.
- Their contraction shortens the tongue towards its base on the hyoid.
- In most vertebrates the hyoid supports the tongue, as it does in the snake-necked turtle.
- I included all muscles associated with the jaws, tongue and hyoid, palate, and pharynx.
- The chimaeran hyoid is, it turns out, quite happy supporting the operculum and has no interest in the palatoquadrate.

adjectiveˈhaɪˌɔɪdˈhīˌoid

Anatomy Zoology

Relating to the hyoid bone or structures associated with it.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mechanism by which these fish capture prey involves upper jaw protrusion, lower jaw depression, hyoid depression, and cranial rotation.
- Speech requires flexibility of the upper airway, including laryngeal and hyoid mobility and separation of the hard palate from the epiglottis.
- The hypohyal is a ventral element of the hyoid arch which links the ceratohyal and the basihyal.
- These are formed from fused hyoid rays and articulate with the succeeding gill arches.
- Again, we see that the mandibular and hyoid arches are developmentally different from the rest of the series.

Origin

Early 19th century: via French from modern Latin hyoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs ‘shaped like the letter upsilon (υ)’.

单词	hyoid
释义	Definition of hyoid in English: hyoid (also hyoid bone) noun ˈhʌɪɔɪdˈhaɪˌɔɪd Anatomy Zoology A U-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue. Example sentencesExamples Their contraction shortens the tongue towards its base on the hyoid. The chimaeran hyoid is, it turns out, quite happy supporting the operculum and has no interest in the palatoquadrate. I included all muscles associated with the jaws, tongue and hyoid, palate, and pharynx. Freeing the tongue from the hyoid removes a limit on tongue excursion imposed by the basic architecture of the mammalian feeding apparatus. In most vertebrates the hyoid supports the tongue, as it does in the snake-necked turtle. adjective ˈhʌɪɔɪdˈhaɪˌɔɪd Anatomy Zoology Relating to the hyoid or structures associated with it. Example sentencesExamples Speech requires flexibility of the upper airway, including laryngeal and hyoid mobility and separation of the hard palate from the epiglottis. The mechanism by which these fish capture prey involves upper jaw protrusion, lower jaw depression, hyoid depression, and cranial rotation. The hypohyal is a ventral element of the hyoid arch which links the ceratohyal and the basihyal. Again, we see that the mandibular and hyoid arches are developmentally different from the rest of the series. These are formed from fused hyoid rays and articulate with the succeeding gill arches. Origin Early 19th century: via French from modern Latin hyoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs 'shaped like the letter upsilon (υ)'. Definition of hyoid in US English: hyoid (also hyoid bone) nounˈhaɪˌɔɪdˈhīˌoid Anatomy Zoology A U-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue. Example sentencesExamples Freeing the tongue from the hyoid removes a limit on tongue excursion imposed by the basic architecture of the mammalian feeding apparatus. Their contraction shortens the tongue towards its base on the hyoid. In most vertebrates the hyoid supports the tongue, as it does in the snake-necked turtle. I included all muscles associated with the jaws, tongue and hyoid, palate, and pharynx. The chimaeran hyoid is, it turns out, quite happy supporting the operculum and has no interest in the palatoquadrate. adjectiveˈhaɪˌɔɪdˈhīˌoid Anatomy Zoology Relating to the hyoid bone or structures associated with it. Example sentencesExamples The mechanism by which these fish capture prey involves upper jaw protrusion, lower jaw depression, hyoid depression, and cranial rotation. Speech requires flexibility of the upper airway, including laryngeal and hyoid mobility and separation of the hard palate from the epiglottis. The hypohyal is a ventral element of the hyoid arch which links the ceratohyal and the basihyal. These are formed from fused hyoid rays and articulate with the succeeding gill arches. Again, we see that the mandibular and hyoid arches are developmentally different from the rest of the series. Origin Early 19th century: via French from modern Latin hyoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs ‘shaped like the letter upsilon (υ)’.
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