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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. hyoid bones: Merriam-Webster
  2. hyoid bones: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hyoid bones: Vocabulary.com
  4. hyoid bones: Wiktionary
  5. Hyoid bones: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. hyoid bones: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hyoid bones: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. hyoid bones: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. hyoid bones: Medical dictionary

(Note: See hyoid_bone as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hyoid bone)

noun:  (anatomy) A 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.
▸ Also see hyoid_bone


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