tympanohyal

noun

tym·​pa·​no·​hy·​al

¦timpənō¦hīəl

plural -s

: the proximal segment in the hyoid arch becoming the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone

Word History

Etymology

tympan- + hy- + -al

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