hyoid in English

adjective
1
of or relating to the hyoid bone or structures associated with it.
Speech requires flexibility of the upper airway, including laryngeal and hyoid mobility and separation of the hard palate from the epiglottis.
noun
1
a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.
In most vertebrates the hyoid supports the tongue, as it does in the snake-necked turtle.
noun

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1. Look at the hyoid under magnification.

2. The Airlift procedure for hyoid and tongue suspension using the Encore System is designed to be simple and intuitive

3. 4 The cervical fascial spaces surrounding the viscera below the hyoid bone of 36 male adult cadavers were investigated by serial sections and injection methods.

4. The Airlift sleep apnea treatment uses an intuitive approach to hyoid suspension that is designed to provide immediate and lasting relief by opening and stabilizing the airway

5. The Axial skeleton forms the central axis of the body and includes the bones of the skull, ossicles of the middle ear, hyoid bone of the throat, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage (ribcage) (Figure 1)