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geniohyoid

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiː.ni.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˌnʌɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/
  • General-American: /ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
  • rhymes with -aɪɔɪd

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus; from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Latin hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix); equivalent to genio- (“relating to the chin”) + hyoid.