omohyoid
English
/əʊ.məʊˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/, /ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/
adj
Definitions
- (anatomy) Designating a long slender digastric muscle which arises from the upper border of the shoulder blade and passes obliquely along the side and front of the neck to the lower border of the hyoid bone.
Etymology
Derived from omohyoideus affix from Latin hyoideus.
Origin
Latin
hyoideus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- omo- English
- omohyoidean English
- omohyoideus English
- hyoideus Latin
- ἀκρωμία Ancient Greek
- ἄκρος Ancient Greek
- ὑοειδής Ancient Greek
- ὖ Ancient Greek
- ὠμοπλάτη Ancient Greek
- ὦμος Ancient Greek
- *h₃émōs Proto-Indo-European
- ώμος Greek (modern)
- akromion Indonesian
- omohyoideus la-new