thyrohyoid
US/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
thyrohyoid adjective: of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch. Also the ellipsis of thyrohyoid muscle.
Adjective
thyrohyoid (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
Also used as
thyrohyoid is also the ellipsis of thyrohyoid muscle.
Forms of thyrohyoid
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Origin of thyrohyoid
Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- + hyoid. Doublet of thyrohyoideus.
Words formed from thyrohyoid
- thyrohyoid arch
- thyrohyoid membrane
- thyrohyoid muscle
Phrases with thyrohyoid
Words that rhyme with thyrohyoid
- geniohyoid
- hyoid
- omohyoid
- sternohyoid
- ceratioid
- epihyoid
- geomyoid
- infrahyoid
- mnioid
- mylohyoid
- myoid
- petrohyoid
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Questions about thyrohyoid
- What does thyrohyoid mean?
- Thyrohyoid means of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
- What part of speech is thyrohyoid?
- Thyrohyoid is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce thyrohyoid?
- Thyrohyoid is pronounced /ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ (US).
Words near thyrohyoid in the dictionary
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