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omohyoid

/ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
omo-hy-oid
IPA
/ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.

adj

Of or relating to the omohyoid muscle.

noun

Ellipsis of omohyoid muscle.

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid. Doublet of omohyoideus.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ōmohȳoīdēs

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
  • British English: /əʊ.məʊˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

omohyoids (plural)

Derived Forms

supraomohyoid

Phrases

jugulo-omohyoid omohyoid muscle

Frequently Paired Words

omohyoidean

Synonyms

omohyoidean

Rhymes With

hyoid mylohyoid geniohyoid myoid thyrohyoid suprahyoid pyoid petrohyoid sternohyoid infrahyoid stylohyoid ceratioid

Questions

How do you pronounce omohyoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/.
What does omohyoid mean?
Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone.
Where does omohyoid come from?
Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid. Doublet of omohyoideus.

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