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HYOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
Synonyms:
hyoid; hyoid bone; os hyoideum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hyoid" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the hyoid bone
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
hyoid bone (a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles)
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