interhyal
English
Etymology
inter- + Ancient Greek the letter upsilon.
Adjective
interhyal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoid arch.
Noun
interhyal (plural interhyals)
- (anatomy) An interhyal ligament or cartilage.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for interhyal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)