stylohyoid
US/ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
stylohyoid adjective: of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone. Also the ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle.
Adjective
stylohyoid (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.
Also used as
stylohyoid is also the ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle.
Forms of stylohyoid
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Origin of stylohyoid
Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (“a stake or pale”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to stylo- + hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.
Words formed from stylohyoid
Phrases with stylohyoid
Words that rhyme with stylohyoid
- geniohyoid
- hyoid
- omohyoid
- sternohyoid
- ceratioid
- epihyoid
- geomyoid
- infrahyoid
- mnioid
- mylohyoid
- myoid
- petrohyoid
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Questions about stylohyoid
- What does stylohyoid mean?
- Stylohyoid means of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.
- What part of speech is stylohyoid?
- Stylohyoid is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce stylohyoid?
- Stylohyoid is pronounced /ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ (US).
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