1811 Hooper Med. Dict. ,Hyo, names compounded of this word belong to muscles which originate from, or are inserted into, or connected with the os hyoides, as Hyo-glossus, Hyo-pharyngeus, Genio-hyo-glossus, etc.
1848 *Hyo-branchial . [ see hypobranchial]
1865 Reader No. 153. 631/3The hyo-branchial apparatus.
1886 Syd. Soc. Lex. ,Hyobranchial cleft, a cleft or fissure situated in the embryo of Vertebrata between the hyoid arch in front and the..first true branchial arch behind.
1847 Craig, *Hyo-epiglottic.
1886 Syd. Soc. Lex. ,Hyo-epiglottic ligament, extending from the upper border of the hyoid bone to the epiglottis.
1881 Mivart Cat 230The *hyo-epiglottidean muscles are very small ones.
1886 Syd. Soc. Lex. ,*Hyoglossal membrane, a fibrous layer, connecting the under surface of the base of the tongue with the body of the hyoid bone.
Ibid. ,*Hyoglossian nerve, another term for the hypoglossal nerve.
1811 Hooper Med. Dict. ,*Hyo⁓glossus.
1842 E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 273The posterior border of the hyo-glossus muscle.
1872 Mivart Elem. Anat. 287The hyo-glossus is a flat muscle, passing from the cornua of the hyoid upwards to the side of the tongue.
1871 Huxley Anat. Vert. v. 202In the Turtle the plastron consists of nine pieces..the second, *hyoplastron.
1844 J. G. Wilkinson Swedenborg'sAnim. Kingd. II. ii. 40The *hyo⁓thyroid elevates the larynx, and closes the glottis.
hyo-
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— see hy-
II.combining form
Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek, from hys swine — more at sow (swine)
: derived from or related to swine
< hyodeoxycholic >
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— see hy-
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< hyodeoxycholic >
hyo- 1
Prefix
- anatomy hyoid; the hyoid bone or arch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑοειδής (huoeidḗs) "shaped like the letter U"
Derived terms
hyo- 2
Prefix
- pig (attributive)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs) "pig"
Derived terms
词根词缀:hyo-
【来源及含义】Greek: denoting u-shaped [upsilon-shaped]; hyoid bone, literally, "mere" or "simple" y, ypsilon
【同源单词】hyoepiglottic, hyoglossal, hyoglossus, hyoid, hyolaryngeal, hyomandibular