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tympanohyoid

tympanohyoid noun: the terminal segment of the hyoid apparatus (that supports the hyoid bone).

Noun

tympanohyoid (plural tympanohyoids)

  1. The terminal segment of the hyoid apparatus (that supports the hyoid bone)

Forms of tympanohyoid

pluraltympanohyoids

Origin of tympanohyoid

From tympano- + hyoid.

Words that rhyme with tympanohyoid

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Questions about tympanohyoid

What does tympanohyoid mean?
Tympanohyoid means the terminal segment of the hyoid apparatus (that supports the hyoid bone).
What part of speech is tympanohyoid?
Tympanohyoid is a noun.
What is the plural of tympanohyoid?
The plural of tympanohyoid is tympanohyoids.

Words near tympanohyoid in the dictionary

  1. tympanogram
  2. tympanograms
  3. tympanography
  4. tympanohyal
  5. tympanohyals
  6. tympanohyoid
  7. tympanohyoids
  8. tympanoid
  9. tympanomalleal
  10. tympanomandibular
  11. tympanomastoid

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