omohyoideus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊ.məʊ.hʌɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/ Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs === Noun === omohyoideus (plural omohyoidei) (anatomy) Synonym of omohyoid muscle. === References === “omohyoideus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “omohyoideus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) +‎ hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [oː.mo.(ɦ)yː.oˈiː.de.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [o.mo.i.oˈiː.de.us] === Adjective === ōmohȳoīdeus (feminine ōmohȳoīdea, neuter ōmohȳoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) (anatomy) omohyoid ==== Inflection ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → English: omohyoideus, ⇒ omohyoidean