lingual bone
noun
1 Anatomy and Zoology the hyoid bone or (in early use) a segment of this; (also) a bone of the hyoid apparatus, especially in fishes or birds; (now rare ).
2 Dentistry the bone forming part of the lingual aspect of the jaws.
Origin
Mid 18th century. After post-classical Latin os linguale.
- recarbonization
- recarbonize
- recarburisation
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- recarburization
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- recarburizing
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- recasing
- recasket
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- recategorisation
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- recaulescence