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hyoid

A เกี่ยวกับ กระดูก รูป ตัว ยู ที่ ฐาน ของ ลิ้น ใน มนุษย์ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HYOID

Hy "oid, a. Etym: [Gr. hyoïde.]

 

1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself. Hyoid arch (Anat. ), the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull. -- Hyoid bone (Anat. ), the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch.

 

HYOID

HYOID Hy "oid, n.

 

Defn: The hyoid bone.

 

HYOIDEAL; HYOIDEAN

HYOIDEAL; HYOIDEAN Hy *oid "e *al, Hy *oid "e *an, a.

 

Defn: Same as Hyoid, a.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hyoid

hy oid |ˈhīˌoid ˈhaɪˌɔɪd |Anatomy & Zoology noun (also hyoid bone ) a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue. adjective of or relating to this bone or structures associated with it. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: via French from modern Latin hyoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs shaped like the letter upsilon (υ ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

hyoid

hyoid |ˈhʌɪɔɪd |Anatomy & Zoology noun (also hyoid bone ) a U-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue. adjective relating to the hyoid or structures associated with it. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: via French from modern Latin hyoïdes, from Greek huoeidēs shaped like the letter upsilon (υ ).