Etymology

basihyal

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Today it means: Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὖ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὖ“the letter <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">upsilon</i>”
  2. English todaybasihyal

From basi- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὖ all →

apohyalceratohyalepihyalglossohyal-hyalhypohyalinterhyalstylohyalthyrohyaltympanohyalurohyal

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