How to Use hyoid bone in a Sentence

hyoid bone

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Definition of hyoid bonenext
  • Among the bones broken was the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam’s apple.
    — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Among the breaks in Epstein's neck was the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam's apple.
    — al, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Among the bones broken in Epstein's neck was the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam's apple.
    — Aaron C. Davis, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Among the bones broken in Epstein’s neck was the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam’s apple.
    — Aaron C. Davis, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Plant-eaters like Triceratops and the ankylosaurs, which had to chew their food, also had complex hyoid bones.
    — National Geographic, 20 June 2018
  • Among the bones broken in the late financier’s neck was the hyoid bone, located near the Adam’s apple for men, the newspaper said.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2019
  • And yet the story seemed to concentrate on the broken hyoid bone to paint a picture of possible foul play...
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The hyoid bone becomes more brittle and is easier to break as people age.
    — al, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Modern humans have neither an air sac nor an extension on the hyoid bone.
    — Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2011
  • Living birds, by contrast, have a wide diversity of hyoid bones that allow their mouths to do any number of things.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2018
  • The hyoid bone played a central role in a heated dispute last year over another high-profile death in New York, that of Eric Garner.
    — Aaron C. Davis, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • More specifically, the scientists studied the dinosaurs’ delicate hyoid bones, which anchor the tongue to the mouth.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 22 June 2018
  • The tongue is connected to the flexible hyoid bone that wraps around the skull, allowing the tongue to extend far out of the beak while also acting as a safety harness for the brain during pecking.
    — National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
  • At the time of his death Baden said the 66-year-old had two fractures on the left and right sides of his larynx, specifically the thyroid cartilage or Adam’s apple, as well as one fracture on the left hyoid bone above the Adam’s apple.
    — Fox News, 10 Aug. 2020
  • One of the broken bones was the hyoid bone near the Adam’s apple, which is more common in victims of homicide by strangulation, experts told The Post, but can occur when someone hangs themselves.
    — Forrest Milburn, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2019
  • With their simple hyoid bones and cumbersome bodies, taking flight may have been a way for dinosaurs to eat more efficiently.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2018
  • People familiar with the autopsy report told the Washington Post the bones broken in Epstein's neck included the hyoid bone, which is near the Adam's apple.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Baden cited a broken bone in Epstein's neck as potential proof of strangulation, but Sampson said fractures of the hyoid bone — which is a neck bone — happen in both suicides and homicides.
    — Adrienne Dunn, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2020
  • An amplifying hyoid bone in their throats gives these famously loud monkeys their volume.
    — National Geographic, 6 May 2017
  • The extra-large hyoid bones in their vocal tract house massive air sacs that amplify their bombastic voice to superlative heights; they are often regarded as the loudest of any land animal.
    — Jessica Boddy, Popular Science, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Other experts have said injuries to the hyoid bone do happen in suicidal hangings, and while not common are more likely to happen in hangings involving older people.
    — Michael R. Sisak, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • In reviewing the autopsy results, defense attorney Tucker noticed that the hyoid bone in Marianne Shockley's neck was intact and not broken.
    — CBS News, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Speaking generally, Wecht said some signs that typically point to strangulation include fractures or defects of the hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage, and, in men, the Adam’s apple, among other structures in the neck.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2021
  • However, producing and hearing speech influences some enduring aspects of our skeletons too, including the hyoid bone, ear ossicles and the portion of the spinal canal that holds nerves involved in precisely controlling breathing.
    — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
  • For decades, neuroscientists thought nonhuman primates couldn’t speak because their hyoid bone—found near the larynx—is situated differently than ours.
    — Jessica Boddy, Popular Science, 2 Feb. 2020

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