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      hyoid
      noun
      a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
      adjective
      of or relating to the hyoid bone
      Roots
      hyhy- · Greek · the letter upsilon (U-shaped)eidos-oid · Greek · shaped like
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      The word hyoid breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: hy, from Greek hy (“the letter upsilon (U-shaped)”); and -oid, from Greek eidos (“shaped like”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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