hyomental

English

Etymology

hyo- + mental (mental in sense of relating to the chin).

Adjective

hyomental (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, or pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary.
    the hyomental region of the front of the neck

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 hyomental in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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