OMOHYOID

Etymology

Adjective

omohyoid (not comparable)

(anatomy) Designating a long slender digastric muscle which arises from the upper border of the shoulder blade and passes obliquely along the side and front of the neck to the lower border of the hyoid bone.

Noun

omohyoid (plural omohyoids)

(anatomy) omohyoid muscle

Source: Wiktionary


O`mo*hy"oid, a. Etym: [Omo- + hyoid.] (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the omohyoid muscle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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