Stylohyoid

//ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone. not-comparable

Synonyms

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stylohyoideus

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (“a stake or pale”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to stylo- + hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.

Related phrases

stylohyoid ligamentstylohyoid musclestylohyoid syndromehyoid bone

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