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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA U-shaped bone or complex of bones that is situated between the base of the tongue and the larynx and that supports the tongue, the larynx, and their muscles.
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nouna U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
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hyoidos hyoideum
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Translations
Ancient Greek ὀστοῦν λαβδοειδές
- ὀστοῦν λαβδοειδές (ostoûn labdoeidés)Translations
Bulgarian подези́чна кост
- подези́чна кост (podezíčna kost)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 舌骨
- 舌骨 (shégǔ)Translations
Czech jazylka
- jazylkaTranslations
Esperanto hioido, langosto
- hioidoTranslations
- langostoTranslations
Estonian keeleluu
- keeleluuTranslations
Finnish kieliluu
- kieliluuTranslations
French os hyoïde, os lingual
- os hyoïdeTranslations
- os lingualTranslations
German Zungenbein
- ZungenbeinTranslations
Greek υοειδές
- υοειδές (yoeidés)Translations
Hungarian nyelvcsont
- nyelvcsontTranslations
Italian ioide, osso ioide
- ioideTranslations
- osso ioideTranslations
Japanese 舌骨
- 舌骨 (zekkotsu)Translations
Lithuanian poliežuvinis kaulas
- poliežuvinis kaulasTranslations
Polish kość gnykowa, gnyk
- kość gnykowaTranslations
- gnykTranslations
Portuguese hioide
- hioideTranslations
Romanian os hioid
- os hioidTranslations
Russian подъязычная кость
- подъязычная кость (podʺjazyčnaja kostʹ)Translations
Slovak jazylka
- jazylkaTranslations
Tagalog butundila
- butundilaTranslations
Turkish dil kemiği
- dil kemiğiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
hyoid bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyoid%20bone
MLA
“hyoid bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyoid%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyoid bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyoid%20bone.
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