HYOIDBONE

Hyoid bone

The hyoid bone is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. At rest, it lies at the level of the base of the mandible in the front and the third cervical vertebra behind.

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hyoid bone

Noun

  1. A bone in the human neck which supports the tongue.


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