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thyrohyoid membrane

thyrohyoid membrane noun: a broad fibroelastic sheet that connects the upper margin of the thyroid cartilage to the hyoid bone.

Noun

thyrohyoid membrane (plural thyrohyoid membranes)

  1. A broad fibroelastic sheet that connects the upper margin of the thyroid cartilage to the hyoid bone.

Forms of thyrohyoid membrane

pluralthyrohyoid membranes

Questions about thyrohyoid membrane

What does thyrohyoid membrane mean?
Thyrohyoid membrane means a broad fibroelastic sheet that connects the upper margin of the thyroid cartilage to the hyoid bone.
What part of speech is thyrohyoid membrane?
Thyrohyoid membrane is a noun.
What is the plural of thyrohyoid membrane?
The plural of thyrohyoid membrane is thyrohyoid membranes.

Words near thyrohyoid membrane in the dictionary

  1. thyroglossal duct
  2. thyroglossal ducts
  3. thyrohyal
  4. thyrohyals
  5. thyrohyoid
  6. thyrohyoid membrane
  7. thyrohyoid membranes
  8. thyrohyoid muscle
  9. thyrohyoid muscles
  10. thyrohyoidei
  11. thyrohyoideus

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