hyoid bone

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hyoid bone

A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the muscles of the tongue.

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Noun

hyoid bone - a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles

hyoid, os hyoideum

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

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hy·oid bone

n. hioides, hueso en forma de herradura situado en la base de la lengua.

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hyoid bone

n hueso hioides

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Spyropoulos, "Hyoid bone position and orientation in Class I and Class III malocclusions," American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, vol.

Cephalometric investigation of first cervical vertebrae morphology and hyoid position in young adults with different sagittal skeletal patterns

A CT scan of the neck (Figures 1 and 2) showed bilateral large well-defined homogenously hyperdense glottic and supraglottic masses, centered on the paralaryngeal fat and extending from the hyoid bone to the true cords.

Primary Aspergillosis of bilateral laryngoceles

Her sacrum had a right lateral torsion and fascial tension radiated from her respiratory diaphragm anteriorly into her neck, with her hyoid bone deviated to the right.

Craniosacral therapy: a case study

Following this, a mini-pharyngostomy was created just above the hyoid bone. The epiglottis was grasped and fixed to the hyoid with an Allis clamp.

Stapler-assisted closure in total laryngectomy

Dr Rodgers said there were fractures to the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage near his voicebox.

SHOOTING VICTIM IN STRUGGLE; Court told of fight before fatal shot

The idea of restoring the retrolingual space acting on the hyoid bone was codified by Riley et al.

Thirteen years of hyoid suspension experience in multilevel OSAHS surgery: the short-term results of a bicentric study

"of The hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body unttached to any other.

Students with an eye for new design

The hyoid bone is a U-shaped bone situated in the anterior portion of the neck.

Traumatic hyoid bone fracture--a case report and review of the literature

The judge said 22-year-old Siree of Vale Road, Rhyl and 42-year-old Bland of Bryn Avenue, Rhyl, went "in pursuit" of Mr Sarkozi when they saw him walking down Ffordd Talargoch, and "overpowered him" from behind using his neck chain to "throttle him," causing severe bruising and a fracture to the hyoid bone.

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On examination there was tenderness on palpation of the left hyoid bone. Flexible nasal endoscopy showed a patent airway and revealed a small haematoma of the right vocal cord.

A pain in the neck: a rare case of isolated hyoid bone trauma

SPRINGY BONE/ELASTIC LAYER: The woodpecker has a springy hyoid bone that supports its tongue and evenly distributes loads (forces on a structure).

Tough noggin

The technique described by us primarily involves identification of arterial pulsations and following their relationship to the nerve inferior to the greater horn of hyoid bone. Though we were able to identify the neurovascular structures in our case using the technique described, we agree that there may be initial difficulty in following pulsations of the vessels by the novice.