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os hyoideum ThesaurusNoun | 1.os hyoideum - a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscleshyoid, hyoid bonebone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | EncyclopediaSeeOSos hyoideum
hy·oid bone1. a U-shaped bone lying between the mandible and the larynx, suspended from styloid processes by slender stylohyoid ligaments; 2. in common usage, called "the hyoid." Synonym(s): lingual bone, os hyoideum, tongue boneos hyoideumThe horseshoe-shaped bone lying at the base of the tongue. Synonym: hyoid boneSee also: osos hyoideum Related to os hyoideum: Tongue bone, Lingual boneSynonyms for os hyoideumnoun a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue musclesSynonymsRelated Words |