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stylohyoid

/ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sty-lo-hy-oid
IPA
/ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.

noun

Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (“a stake or pale”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to stylo- + hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

stylohyoids (plural)

Phrases

stylohyoid ligament stylohyoid muscle stylohyoid syndrome

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce stylohyoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstaɪ.loʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/.
What does stylohyoid mean?
Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.
Where does stylohyoid come from?
Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (“a stake or pale”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to stylo- + hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.

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