Extrahyal

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Cartilage outside the hyoid arch.

    "Outside of the deep internal visceral arches are the extravisceral cartilages. These may be divided into the labials of the mandibular arch, the extrahyals of the hyoid, and the extrabranchials of the branchial arches."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Outside the hyoid arch. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
extrahyoidextrahyoid

Example

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"Outside of the deep internal visceral arches are the extravisceral cartilages. These may be divided into the labials of the mandibular arch, the extrahyals of the hyoid, and the extrabranchials of the branchial arches."

Etymology

extra- + hyal

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