sternohyoid

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) +‎ -o- +‎ hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- +‎ hyoid. Doublet of sternohyoideus.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
• Rhymes: -aɪɔɪd

sternohyoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.
2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternohyoid muscle.

• sternohyoid muscle

sternohyoid (plural sternohyoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of sternohyoid muscle.