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单词 hyoid
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hy•oid  (hīoid),USA pronunciation [Anat., Zool.]
adj. 
  1. Anatomy, ZoologyAlso, hy•oidal, hy•oide•an. noting or pertaining to aU-shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.

n. 
  1. Anatomy, Zoologythe hyoid bone.  See  diag.  under  larynx. 
  • Greek hȳoeidé̄s, shaped like the letter hypsilon (i.e. upsilon), equivalent. to hȳ- (derivative of letter name hŷ, variant of ŷ; see upsilon) + -oeidēs -oid
  • Neo-Latin hȳoïdes
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hyoid /ˈhaɪɔɪd/ adj
Also: hyoidal, hyoidean
  1. of or relating to the hyoid bone
n
Also: hyoid bone
  1. the horseshoe-shaped bone that lies at the base of the tongue and above the thyroid cartilage
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin hӯoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs having the shape of the letter upsilon, from hu upsilon + -oid
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