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hyoid_bone

hyoid bone

English

Noun

hyoid bone ‎(plural hyoid bones)

A bone in the human neck which supports the tongue.

Synonyms

lingual bone

Translations

bone in the neck

Chinese:
Mandarin: 舌骨 (zh) ‎(shégǔ)
Estonian: keeleluu
Finnish: kieliluu (fi)

German: Zungenbein n
Japanese: 舌骨 ‎(ぜっこつ, zekkotsu)
Portuguese: hioide m
Tagalog: butundila