tympanohyal
Meanings
adj
- Of or pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoid arch.
noun
- The proximal segment in the hyoid arch, becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in the adult human.
Word forms
Etymology
From tympano- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).
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