Retrohyoid bursa
retrohyoid bursa ret·ro·hy·oid bursa (rět’rō-hī’oid’)
n.
A bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. Also called Boyer’s bursa.
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