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hyoid::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hyoid bone, os hyoideum |
| Type of | bone, os |
Examples of hyoid
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It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone, pointing dorsally.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The fossil revealed just the second hyoid bone to be recovered from any human ancestor.
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Tara's hyoid bone, a neck bone that sometimes fractures during strangulation, was intact.
From the omaha.com
The hyoid also protects the fragile tissues of the larynx and pharynx.
From the guardian.co.uk
The snow leopard cannot roar, despite possessing partial ossification of the hyoid bone.
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The hyoid bone is not part of the larynx, though it is connected to it.
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A roar is usually made using hyoid, a small bone which is not completely rigid in adults.
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Although the hyoid doesn't often get seriously injured, it may break after trauma to the neck.
From the guardian.co.uk
The bone, known as the hyoid, is from a Neanderthal who lived between 50 000 and 60 000 years ago.
From the newscientist.com
- A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
- Of or relating to the hyoid bone
- Small bone in the throat that supports the vocal cords and small muscles that control small movements of the jaw.
- A horseshoe-shaped bone suspended from the base of the skull and forming part of the system of ligaments and muscles that control tongue movement.
- A small bone in the throat of land vertebrates that is homologous to one of the gill arches in fish. Various efforts to understand the homology of this bone have played a major role in several rounds of development of evolutionary theory over the past 220 years.
- A small bone at the root of the tongue to which many lingual muscles are attached. It provides a stable base for tongue movement.
- Adjective, Greek = U-shaped.
