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OS HYOIDEUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does os hyoideum mean?
• OS HYOIDEUM (noun)
The noun OS HYOIDEUM has 1 sense:
1. a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
Familiarity information: OS HYOIDEUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
hyoid; hyoid bone; os hyoideum
Hypernyms ("os hyoideum" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
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