English Explanatory Dictionary

sternohyoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.
  2. Of or pertaining to the sternohyoid muscle.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of sternohyoid muscle.

Pronunciation

/ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Word forms

sternohyoid sternohyoids

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + hyoid. Doublet of sternohyoideus.

Derived words

sternohyoid muscle
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