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hyoid bone

Identification
Official Latin term os hyoideum
Official term hyoid bone
Official FMA term
hyoid bone
Unit identifier TAH:U764
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit hyoid bone
Links of entity generic: hyoid bone
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: bones of cranium Short Extended
Level 3: hyoid bone
Taxonomic links Level 2: bone Short Extended
Level 3: irregular bone
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition The hyoid bone is an irregular bone [os irregulare ] which is situated at the base of the tongue superior to the thyroid cartilage.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U259
TAH:U268
TAH:U402
TAH:U764 hyoid bone SOX
TAH:U765
Total
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Taxonomy
Date: 15.06.2025