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adj
Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of or relating to the omohyoid muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: omohyoidean
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of omohyoid muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid. Doublet of omohyoideus.
Across languages
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