Definition of Thyrohyal. Meaning of Thyrohyal. Synonyms of Thyrohyal

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Definition of Thyrohyal

Thyrohyal
Thyrohyal Thy`ro*hy"al, n. (Anat.) One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in man.

Meaning of Thyrohyal from wikipedia

- evidence indicative of the existence of a relationship between basihyal-thyrohyal shape and feeding strategy in baleen whales, and argues that the earliest...
- consists of seven linked bones, similar to some squirrels, though the thyrohyals (lower lateral prongs) are enlarged, more akin to the five-bone hyoids...
- jointed series of rods which snake up to the braincase), and the posterior thyrohyals (which link to the thyroid cartilage). This hyoid system affords greater...