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stylohyal

stylohyal noun: a segment in the hyoid arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal.

Noun

stylohyal (plural stylohyals)

  1. A segment in the hyoid arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal.

Forms of stylohyal

pluralstylohyals

Origin of stylohyal

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

Questions about stylohyal

What does stylohyal mean?
Stylohyal means a segment in the hyoid arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal.
What part of speech is stylohyal?
Stylohyal is a noun.
What is the plural of stylohyal?
The plural of stylohyal is stylohyals.

Words near stylohyal in the dictionary

  1. stylographic pens
  2. stylographical
  3. stylographically
  4. stylographs
  5. stylography
  6. stylohyal
  7. stylohyals
  8. stylohyoid
  9. stylohyoid ligament
  10. stylohyoid ligaments
  11. stylohyoid muscle

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