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ceratohyal

ceratohyal adjective: relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.

Adjective

ceratohyal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.

Noun

ceratohyal (plural ceratohyals)

  1. A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.

Forms of ceratohyal

pluralceratohyals

Origin of ceratohyal

From cerato- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

Questions about ceratohyal

What does ceratohyal mean?
Ceratohyal means relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
What part of speech is ceratohyal?
Ceratohyal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ceratohyal in the dictionary

  1. ceratodontid
  2. ceratodontids
  3. ceratodontiform
  4. ceratodontiforms
  5. ceratoglossus
  6. ceratohyal
  7. ceratohyals
  8. ceratohyoid
  9. ceratohyoids
  10. ceratoid
  11. ceratomania

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