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English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (“a stake or pale”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to stylo- + hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
stylohyoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.
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Noun
stylohyoid (plural stylohyoids)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle..