Definition of Epihyals. Meaning of Epihyals. Synonyms of Epihyals

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Definition of Epihyals

Epihyal
Epihyal Ep`i*hy"al, n. [Pref. epi- + the Greek letter ?.] (Anat.) A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.

Meaning of Epihyals from wikipedia

- This sequence of bones the hyoid hangs from are tympanohyal, stylohyal, epihyal, and ceratohyal; these are located in the mandible and skull. In the larynx...
- hypohyals, though several extinct forms are known to have had them. The Epihyals and Epibranchials lie above their respective cerato- components, slanting...
- series of four articulating bones, from top down tympanohyal, stylohyal, epihyal, ceratohyal; the first two represent the styloid process, and the ceratohyal...
- branchiostegal rays are 6–10, three of them attach to the posterior ceratohyal (epihyal). Their bodies are covered in delicate silvery scales which abrade easily...
- body with basicranium, palatoquadrates, Meckel's cartilage, ceratohyals, epihyals, teeth, traces of the branchial arches and the anterior finspine Type member...
- is sometimes partially ossified in Eagle syndrome. In many animals, the epihyal is a distinct bone in the centre of the stylohyoid ligament, which is similar...