petrohyoid
petrohyoid adjective: pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
Adjective
petrohyoid (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
- the petrohyoid muscles of the frog
Noun
petrohyoid (plural petrohyoids)
- A petrohyoid muscle.
Forms of petrohyoid
| plural | petrohyoids |
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Origin of petrohyoid
From petro- + hyoid.
Words that rhyme with petrohyoid
- geniohyoid
- hyoid
- omohyoid
- sternohyoid
- ceratioid
- epihyoid
- geomyoid
- infrahyoid
- mnioid
- mylohyoid
- myoid
- posthyoid
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Questions about petrohyoid
- What does petrohyoid mean?
- Petrohyoid means pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
- What part of speech is petrohyoid?
- Petrohyoid can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near petrohyoid in the dictionary
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