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Os Hyoideum

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
hyoid
plural
Os Hyoideums
possessive
Os Hyoideum's
pluralpossessive
Os Hyoideums'