hyomental
English edit
Etymology edit
hyo- + mental (mental in sense of relating to the chin).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Adjective edit
hyomental (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, or pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary.
- the hyomental region of the front of the neck
- the hyomental distance (HMD)is the distance from the symphysis of the mandible to the body of the hyoid bone
References edit
- “hyomental”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.