hyoid

== English == === Etymology === Borrowing from French hyoïde, from New Latin hȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û, “the Greek letter upsilon”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/ Rhymes: -aɪɔɪd === Adjective === hyoid (not comparable) Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ). Synonym: U-shaped (anatomy, zootomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone. Synonyms: hyoidal, hyoideal, hyoidean ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hyoideal hyoidean === Noun === hyoid (plural hyoids) (anatomy) Ellipsis of hyoid bone. A curved line resembling the English uppercase letter U. ==== Derived terms ==== hyoidal === References === “hyoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “hyoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.