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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hy·oid /ˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
 (a.)U字形的,舌骨的舌骨

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 hy·oid /ˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ 形容詞
 舌骨的,舌骨形的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hy·oid, n. The hyoid bone.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hy·oid a.
 1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [Υ].
 2. Anat. Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.
 Hyoid arch Anat., the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull.
 Hyoid bone Anat., the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hyoid
      adj : of or relating to the hyoid bone
      n : a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the
          tongue muscles [syn: hyoid bone, os hyoideum]