English Explanatory Dictionary

stylohyoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle.

Pronunciation

/ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Word forms

stylohyoid stylohyoids

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (“a stake or pale”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to stylo- + hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.

Derived words

stylohyoid ligament stylohyoid muscle stylohyoid syndrome
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