hyosternal

English

Etymology

hyo- +‎ sternal

Adjective

hyosternal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.
    the hyosternal region of the neck
  2. (anatomy) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 hyosternal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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