Ceratohyoid

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid

    "The ceratohyoid is slender and it is thickened toward both the proximal and distal extremities."

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"The ceratohyoid is slender and it is thickened toward both the proximal and distal extremities."

Etymology

From cerato- + hyoid.

Related phrases

hyoid bone

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