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hyoid apparatus

Term ID
UBERON:0010272
Synonyms
  • apparatus hyobranchialis
  • apparatus hyoideus
  • hyobranchial apparatus
  • hyolingual system
Definition
A group of bones comprised of hyoid body and two pairs of cornua (i.e. greater cornua and lesser cornua), and lies just below the tongue, above the thyroid cartilage http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Hyoid_apparatus
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