Hyoid

[haiɒid]

(noun.) a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles.

(adj.) of or relating to the hyoid bone .

Typist: Lucinda--From WordNet

(a.) Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [/].

(a.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.

(n.) The hyoid bone.

Typed by Amalia

adj. having the form of the Greek letter upsilon (υ) applied to a bone at the base of the tongue.

Checked by Gardner