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Webster 1913 Edition


Hyomandibular

Hyˊo-man-dib′u-lar

,
Adj.
[
Hyo-
+
mandibular
.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw;
as, the
hyomandibular
bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes
.
Noun.
The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.

Definition 2024


hyomandibular

hyomandibular

English

Adjective

hyomandibular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the hyomandibula.
  2. (anatomy) Relating both to the hyoid arch and the mandible or lower jaw.
    the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes

Noun

hyomandibular (plural hyomandibulars)

  1. (anatomy) The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.