geniohyoid

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UK/ˌd͡ʒiː.ni.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/UK/d͡ʒɪˌnʌɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/UK/d͡ʒɪˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/US/ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.

OriginNew Latin genīohyoīdeus →
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Meanings

adjectivegeniohyoid (not comparable)

alternative geniohyoideus

  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
  2. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.
noungeniohyoid (plural geniohyoids)

plural geniohyoids · alternative geniohyoideus

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of geniohyoid muscle.

Origin

  1. New Latingenīohyoīdeus
  2. Englishgeniohyoid

Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus; from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Latin hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix); equivalent to genio- (“relating to the chin”) + hyoid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with geniohyoid

hyoidceratioidepihyoidgeomyoidinfrahyoidmnioidmylohyoidmyoidomohyoidpetrohyoidposthyoidpyoidsaccomyoidsternohyoidstylohyoidsuprahyoidthyrohyoidtympanohyoid
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APA

geniohyoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geniohyoid

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“geniohyoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geniohyoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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