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Noun: hyoid bone  `hi-oyd bown
  1. A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
    - hyoid, os hyoideum

Derived forms: hyoid bones

See also: hyoid

Type of: bone, os[2]

Encyclopedia: Hyoid bone

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