hyoid

Meaning

Adjective

Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon.
Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone.

Origin

Borrowing from French hyoïde, from New Latin hȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής ("shaped like the letter "υ""), from ὖ + -ο-.

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