omohyoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.
  2. Of or relating to the omohyoid muscle.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of omohyoid muscle.

Pronunciation

/əʊ.məʊˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/ /ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Word forms

omohyoid omohyoids

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid. Doublet of omohyoideus.

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