hyosternal
hyosternal adjective: between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.
Adjective
hyosternal (not comparable)
- Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.
- the hyosternal region of the neck
- Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.
Forms of hyosternal
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Origin of hyosternal
From hyo- + sternal.
Words that rhyme with hyosternal
- kernel
- external
- internal
- colonel
- diurnal
- infernal
- journal
- eternal
- fraternal
- paternal
- maternal
- nocturnal
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- sempiternal
- supernal
- vernal
- anteroexternal
- anterointernal
- antesternal
- asternal
- chondrosternal
- coeternal
- coracosternal
- costosternal
- coxosternal
- dorsoexternal
- dorsointernal
- episternal
- hesternal
- hodiernal
- infrasternal
- intersternal
- latisternal
- mesosternal
- metasternal
- midsternal
- nonexternal
- noninternal
- parasternal
- peristernal
- posteroexternal
- posterointernal
- poststernal
- presternal
- retrosternal
- sternal
- substernal
- supersternal
- suprasternal
- ternal
- tracheosternal
- transsternal
- vertebrosternal
Questions about hyosternal
- What does hyosternal mean?
- Hyosternal means between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.
- What part of speech is hyosternal?
- Hyosternal is an adjective.
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