omohyoid

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UK/əʊ.məʊˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/US/ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

adjective

Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.

Similar
omohyoidean
OriginNew Latin ōmohȳoīdēs →
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Meanings

adjectiveomohyoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.
  2. not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or relating to the omohyoid muscle.

    Synonyms: omohyoidean

nounomohyoid (plural omohyoids)

plural omohyoids

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of omohyoid muscle.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to the omohyoid muscle.

Similar
omohyoidean

Origin

  1. New Latinōmohȳoīdēs
  2. Englishomohyoid

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid. Doublet of omohyoideus.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 肩胛舌骨肌的
  • 肩胛舌骨肌的 (jiānjiǎshégǔjī de)relating to omohyoid muscle
Spanish omohioideo
  • omohioideoomohyoid muscle

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with omohyoid

hyoidceratioidepihyoidgeniohyoidgeomyoidinfrahyoidmnioidmylohyoidmyoidpetrohyoidposthyoidpyoidsaccomyoidsternohyoidstylohyoidsuprahyoidthyrohyoidtympanohyoid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omohyoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omohyoid.

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