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Webster 1913 Edition


Hyomandibular

Hyˊo-man-dib′u-lar

,
Adj.
[
Hyo-
+
mandibular
.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw;
as, the
hyomandibular
bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes
.
–
Noun.
The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.