*hyoid*

a. [ Gr. ge`neion the chin + E. hyoid. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone; as, the geniohyoid muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; fr. the letter Υ + e'i^dos form: cf. F. hyoïde. ] 1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [ Υ ]. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hyoid arch (Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull. --
Hyoid bone (Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The hyoid bone.

{ } a. Same as Hyoid, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + e'i^dos form. ] (Zool.) Somewhat like a fish; having some of the characteristics of fishes; -- said of some amphibians. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + hyoid. ] (Anat.) Same as Hyosternal (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; the molar teeth + E. hyoid. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Omo- + hyoid. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the omohyoid muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Petro + hyoid. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch; as, the petrohyoid muscles of the frog. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat. & Med.) Situated or performed beneath the hyoid bone; as, subhyoidean laryngotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Hyomental. [ 1913 Webster ]