释义 |
hy·oid \ˈhīˌȯid\ adjective also hy·oi·dal \(ˈ)hī|ȯidəl\; or hy·oi·de·an \-dēən\ Etymology: hyoid from New Latin hyoides hyoid bone; hyoidal from hyoid + -al; hyoidean from New Latin hyoides + English -an 1. : of, relating to, or being the hyoid bone 2. : of, relating to, or being the second postoral visceral arch from which the hyoid bone of higher vertebrates is in part formed |