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sternohyoid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + hyoid. Doublet of sternohyoideus.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the sternohyoid muscle.

Deriveds

sternohyoid muscle

Translations (1)

es esternohioideo (of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone)

sternohyoid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + hyoid. Doublet of sternohyoideus.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of sternohyoid muscle.
   alt of sternohyoid muscle

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