HYOID ANATOMY & ZOOLOGY


Meaning of HYOID ANATOMY & ZOOLOGY in English

hyoid Anatomy & Zoology [ 'hʌɪɔɪd ]

■ noun a U-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue.

■ adjective relating to or denoting the hyoid.

Origin

C19: via Fr. from mod. L. hyoïdes , from Gk huoeidēs 'shaped like the letter upsilon (υ)'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.