stylohyoid

adj, noun — 2 senses

stylohyoid

adj

US /ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

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

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.

Derived terms: stylohyoid ligament, stylohyoid muscle, stylohyoid syndrome

stylohyoid

noun

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

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle.

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