stylohyoid

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Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (a stake or pale) +‎ -o- +‎ hȳoīdēs (U-shaped); equivalent to stylo- +‎ hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.

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stylohyoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.

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stylohyoid (plural stylohyoids)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle..