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Word: Hyoid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: via French from modern Latin hyoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs ‘shaped like the letter upsilon (υ)’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhʌɪɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a U-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue.
Short Definition:U-shaped bone in neck which supports tongue
Variant Forms:
- hyoid bone
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