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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hyoid \Hy"oid\, a. [Gr. ? fr the letter [Upsilon] + ? form: cf F. hyo["i]de.] 1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [[Upsilon]]. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself {Hyoid arch} (Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull. {Hyoid bone} (Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hyoid \Hy"oid\, n. The hyoid bone. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hyoid adj : of or relating to the hyoid bone n : a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles [syn: {hyoid bone}, {os hyoideum}]
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