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omohyoideus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əʊ.məʊ.hʌɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
  • General-American: /ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
  • rhymes with -ɔɪdiəs

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of omohyoid muscle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: omohyoid muscle

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid. By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid + -eus.