hyoid (redirected from hyoid bones)

hy·oid  (hoid)

adj.

Of or relating to the hyoid bone.

n.

The hyoid bone.

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[New Latin hods, the hyoid bone, from Greek hoeids, shaped like the letter upsilon : h, upsilon + -oeids, -oid.]

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hyoid [ˈhaɪɔɪd]

adj also hyoidal, hyoidean

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the hyoid bone

n also hyoid bone

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the horseshoe-shaped bone that lies at the base of the tongue and above the thyroid cartilage

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a corresponding bone or group of bones in other vertebrates

[from New Latin hȳoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs having the shape of the letter upsilon, from hu upsilon + -oid]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hyoid - a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles hyoid bone, os hyoideum bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Adj.	1.	hyoid - of or relating to the hyoid bone