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adj
Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of thyrohyoid muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *thurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. Latin thyreoīdēs Ancient Greek ὗ (hû) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor. Latin hȳoīdēs New Latin thyreohȳoīdēsbor. English thyrohyoid Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- + hyoid. Doublet of thyrohyoideus.
