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sternohyoid

/ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ster-nohy-oid
IPA
/ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.

adj

Of or pertaining to the sternohyoid muscle.

noun

Ellipsis of sternohyoid muscle.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

sternohyoids (plural)

Phrases

sternohyoid muscle

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce sternohyoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/.
What does sternohyoid mean?
Of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.
Where does sternohyoid come from?
Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + hyoid. Doublet of sternohyoideus.

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