I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at basi- +|hīəl adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary basi- + hy oid + -al
1. : of, relating to, or being a median element or bone at the ventral point of the hyoid arch that in man forms the body of the hyoid bone
2. : hypohyal
II. noun
( -s )
: a basihyal bone