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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hyomental en · ADJ

Etymology

From hyo- + mental (mental in sense of relating to the chin).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, or pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary.
    • the hyomental region of the front of the neck
    • the hyomental distance (HMD)is the distance from the symphysis of the mandible to the body of the hyoid bone