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urohyal

urohyal adjective: of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoid arch of fishes.

urohyal: of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoid arch of fishes
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Adjective

urohyal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoid arch of fishes.

Noun

urohyal (plural urohyals)

  1. A urohyal bone or cartilage.

Forms of urohyal

pluralurohyals

Origin of urohyal

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

Questions about urohyal

What does urohyal mean?
Urohyal means of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoid arch of fishes.
What part of speech is urohyal?
Urohyal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near urohyal in the dictionary

  1. urogynecologists
  2. urogynecology
  3. urohaematin
  4. urohaematoporphyrin
  5. urohidrosis
  6. urohyal
  7. urohyals
  8. uroid
  9. uroids
  10. urokinase
  11. urokinases

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