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omohyoid

UK/əʊ.məʊˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/US/ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

omohyoid adjective: of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone. Also the ellipsis of omohyoid muscle.

Adjective

omohyoid (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.
  2. (relational) Of or relating to the omohyoid muscle.
    Synonyms:
    omohyoidean

Also used as

omohyoid is also the ellipsis of omohyoid muscle.

Synonyms of omohyoid

Forms of omohyoid

pluralomohyoids

Origin of omohyoid

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid. Doublet of omohyoideus.

Words formed from omohyoid

Phrases with omohyoid

Words that rhyme with omohyoid

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Questions about omohyoid

What does omohyoid mean?
Omohyoid means of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.
What part of speech is omohyoid?
Omohyoid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce omohyoid?
Omohyoid is pronounced /əʊ.məʊˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/ (UK).

Words near omohyoid in the dictionary

  1. omoconazole
  2. omodynia
  3. omodysplasia
  4. Omohundro
  5. Omohundros
  6. omohyoid
  7. omohyoid muscle
  8. omohyoid muscles
  9. omohyoidean
  10. omohyoidei
  11. omohyoideus

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