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Webster 1913 Edition


petrohyoid

petˊro-hy′oid

(pĕtˊrō̍-hī′oid)
,
Adj.
[
Petro
+
hyoid
.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch;
as, the
petrohyoid
muscles of the frog
.

Definition 2024


petrohyoid

petrohyoid

English

Adjective

petrohyoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
    the petrohyoid muscles of the frog

Noun

petrohyoid (plural petrohyoids)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle of this kind.