ceratohyal

English

Etymology

cerato- +‎ hyal

Adjective

ceratohyal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.

Noun

ceratohyal (plural ceratohyals)

  1. (anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ceratohyal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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