|serə(ˌ)tō|hīəl noun
or cer·a·to·hy·oid -īˌȯid
( -s )
Etymology: ceratohyal International Scientific Vocabulary cerat- + hy oid + -al; ceratohyoid from cerat- + hyoid
: a horn or cartilage lying below the epihyal and forming a segment of the hyoid arch, in man being the small horn of the hyoid