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-hyal

-hyal suffix: relating to the hyoid bone.

Suffix

-hyal

  1. Relating to the hyoid bone.

Origin of -hyal

From the Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “name of the letter 'Y'”), whence also hyoid, due to the shape of the bone.

Questions about -hyal

What does -hyal mean?
-hyal means relating to the hyoid bone.
What part of speech is -hyal?
-hyal is a suffix.

Words near -hyal in the dictionary

  1. -hon
  2. -hood
  3. -hoods
  4. -hour-old
  5. -hub
  6. -hyal
  7. -i
  8. -i adjective
  9. -i adjectives
  10. -i-
  11. -ia

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