apohyal

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.

   “In three species of Spheniscus, namely—Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscus demersus, and Spheniscus mendiculus, I found this muscle prolonged forwards to the great cornu of the hyoid bone, to the apohyal element of which it took a distinct attachment .”

2. isim The horn of the hyoid bone; ceratohyal.

   “Each of these elongations is accompanied by a slender muscle, one end of which is attached to the tip of the apohyal and the other to the lower jaw, so that by its contraction the loop is straightened and the tongue thrust out:”