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HYOID BONE [4 records]

Record 1 2021-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The second branchial arch that gives rise to various parts of the side and front of the neck including the styloid process, part of the hyoid bone, and stapes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Le second des arcs viscéraux des vertébrés, postérieur à l'arc mandibulaire.

CONT

La suspension des mâchoires au crâne est renforcée par l'arc hyoïde (intercalé entre l'arc mandibulaire et le premier arc branchial), en particulier par son composant dorsal, l'hyomandibulaire, qui appuie sur la capsule otique par son extrémité dorsale et qui touche l'articulation mandibulaire par son extrémité ventrale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A sharp spine that projects from the inferior lateral surface of the petrous portion. It serves as a point of attachment for the hyoid bone and for several ligaments and muscles of the pharynx and tongue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Saillie à la base postérieure des apophyses costiformes des vertèbres lombaires.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Pertaining to both the shoulder and the hyoid bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
OBS

omo-hyoïdien : du grec «omos» (épaule) et «huoeidès» (en forme de U).

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A moveable horseshoe shaped bone located above the thyroid cartilage at the base of the tongue. Some of the muscles which make up the floor of the mouth are attached to this bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Petit os médian en forme de fer à cheval situé au-dessus du larynx. Il est isolé du reste du squelette, auquel il est relié par des ligaments et des muscles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Hueso situado en la base de la lengua y encima de la laringe.

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