stylohyoideus

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus stylohȳoīdeus (stylohyoid muscle). Doublet of stylohyoid.

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Noun

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stylohyoideus (plural stylohyoidei)

  1. (anatomy) Alternative form of stylohyoid muscle.

Latin

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Etymology

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From stylus (a stake or pale) +‎ -o- +‎ hȳoīdēs (U-shaped) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of stylohȳoīdēs.

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Adjective

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stylohȳoīdeus (feminine stylohȳoīdea, neuter stylohȳoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) stylohyoid

Inflection

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First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

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  • English: stylohyoideus