thyrohyoid

thyrohyoid

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā
Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
Ancient Greek -εος (-eos)
Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós)
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor.
New Latin thyreoīdēs
Ancient Greek ὗ (hû)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)
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Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor.
New Latin hȳoīdēs
New Latin thyreohȳoīdēsbor.
English thyrohyoid

    Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) +‎ hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- +‎ hyoid. Doublet of thyrohyoideus.

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    Adjective

    thyrohyoid (not comparable)

    1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.

    Derived terms

    Noun

    thyrohyoid (plural thyrohyoids)

    1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyrohyoid muscle.
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