HYOID BONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles

Synonyms:

hyoid; hyoid bone; os hyoideum

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hyoid bone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

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