thyrohyoideus

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US/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

A form of thyrohyoid muscle — A small quadrilateral muscle that arises from the thyroid cartilage, inserts into the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone, and functions to depress the hyoid bone and to elevate the thyroid cartilage.

OriginNew Latin thyreohȳoīdeus ← Latin hȳoīdēs ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs) →
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Meanings

nounthyrohyoideus (plural thyrohyoidei)

plural thyrohyoidei

  1. alternativeanatomyAlternative form of thyrohyoid muscle.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Ancient Greekὗ (hû)
  12. Ancient Greekῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)
  13. Latinhȳoīdēs
  14. New Latinthyreohȳoīdeus
  15. Englishthyrohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus thyreohȳoīdeus (“thyrohyoid muscle”). Doublet of thyrohyoid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thyrohyoideus

deltoideusmylohyoideusomohyoideusrhomboideussternohyoideusstylohyoideus
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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