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Hyoid

noun
1.
A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles.  Synonyms: hyoid bone, os hyoideum.





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"Hyoid" Quotes from Famous Books



... in us nothing more than a mammal with thirty-two vertebrae possessing the hyoid bone and more folds in the hemispheres of the brain than any other animal; if in their opinion no other differences exist in this order than those produced by the influence of climate, on which are founded the nomenclature ...
— The Physiology of Marriage, Part I. • Honore de Balzac
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... April 12, 61 days after the injury, the classical incision for securing the common carotid was made, and the sterno-mastoid slightly retracted. It was found that the sac of the aneurism extended over the bifurcation of the artery, reaching to the wall of the larynx. The omo-hyoid muscle was therefore divided, and the artery ligatured beneath, in order to ensure against any interference with the sac. Some difficulty was met with, for on opening the vascular cleft the vein was exposed and found to completely overlie the artery: although it was on the left side of the neck, ...
— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins
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Words linked to "Hyoid" :   bone, hyoid bone, os, os hyoideum


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