English Explanatory Dictionary

ceratohyal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
  1. A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.

Word forms

ceratohyal ceratohyals

Etymology

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

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