Definition of Os hyoideum

1. Noun. A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles.

Exact synonyms: Hyoid, Hyoid Bone
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os

Medical Definition of Os hyoideum

1. A U-shaped bone lying between the mandible and the larynx, suspended from the styloid processes by slender stylohyoid ligaments. See: hyoid apparatus. Synonym: os hyoideum, lingual bone, tongue bone. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Os Hyoideum

os clitoridis
os coccygis
os costale
os coxae
os cuboideum
os cuneiforme intermedium
os cuneiforme laterale
os cuneiforme mediale
os ethmoidale
os femoris
os frontale
os frontale
os hamatum
os hamatum
os hyoideum (current term)
os hyoideum (current term)
os iliacum
os ilium
os incae
os incisivum
os innominatum
os intermaxillare
os intermedium
os intermetatarseum
os interparietale
os irregulare
os ischii
os ischii
os japonicum
os lacrimale

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