Stylohyoid
adjective, Anatomy.
1.
of, relating to, or situated between the styloid process of the temporal bone and the hyoid bone.
stylohyoid sty·lo·hy·oid (stī’lō-hī’oid’)
adj.
Stylohyal.
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