Petrohyoid: alternatives and connections

Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.

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

Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch.

Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.

A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.

The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the br…

The upper and outer element of periotic bone, -- in man forming a part of the temporal bone.

The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the musc…

Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The…

See Grasshopper, and Frog hopper, Grape hopper, Leaf hopper, Tree hopper, under Frog, Grape, Leaf, and Tree.

The piping frog (Hyla Pickeringii), a small American tree frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps and ditches, sings wit…

A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection with the hyoid bone or arch; as, hyoglossal, hyomandibular, hyomental, etc.

Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid ar…

Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated wit…

A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also paradox…

Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them.

Furnished with muscles; having muscles; as, things well muscled.

Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.