stylohyoideus

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus stylohȳoīdeus (stylohyoid muscle). Doublet of stylohyoid.

Pronunciation

Noun

stylohyoideus (plural stylohyoidei)

  1. (anatomy) Alternative form of stylohyoid muscle.

Latin

Etymology

From stylus (a stake or pale) +‎ -o- +‎ hȳoīdēs (U-shaped) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of stylohȳoīdēs.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stylohȳoīdeus (feminine stylohȳoīdea, neuter stylohȳoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) stylohyoid

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • English: stylohyoideus