sternohyoid
US/ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
sternohyoid adjective: of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone. Also the ellipsis of sternohyoid muscle.
Adjective
sternohyoid (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.
- Of or pertaining to the sternohyoid muscle.
Also used as
sternohyoid is also the ellipsis of sternohyoid muscle.
Forms of sternohyoid
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Origin of sternohyoid
Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + hyoid. Doublet of sternohyoideus.
Words formed from sternohyoid
Phrases with sternohyoid
Words that rhyme with sternohyoid
- geniohyoid
- hyoid
- omohyoid
- ceratioid
- epihyoid
- geomyoid
- infrahyoid
- mnioid
- mylohyoid
- myoid
- petrohyoid
- posthyoid
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Questions about sternohyoid
- What does sternohyoid mean?
- Sternohyoid means of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.
- What part of speech is sternohyoid?
- Sternohyoid is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sternohyoid?
- Sternohyoid is pronounced /ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ (US).
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