"Hyoid Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mobile U-shaped bone that lies in the anterior part of the neck at the level of the third CERVICAL VERTEBRAE. The hyoid bone is suspended from the processes of the TEMPORAL BONES by ligaments, and is firmly bound to the THYROID CARTILAGE by muscles.
| Descriptor ID |
D006928
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.409
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| Concept/Terms |
Hyoid Bone- Hyoid Bone
- Bone, Hyoid
- Bones, Hyoid
- Hyoid Bones
- Lingual Bone
- Bone, Lingual
- Bones, Lingual
- Lingual Bones
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| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyoid Bone" by people in Profiles.
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Nelson JJ, Hall DA, Wolf GT, Prince ME. An unusual thyroglossal duct cyst infection with coccidioidomycosis. J Otolaryngol. 2007 Feb; 36(1):69-71.
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Fairburn SC, Waite PD, Vilos G, Harding SM, Bernreuter W, Cure J, Cherala S. Three-dimensional changes in upper airways of patients with obstructive sleep apnea following maxillomandibular advancement. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Jan; 65(1):6-12.
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Weber PC, Johnson JT, Myers EN. The suprahyoid approach for squamous cell carcinoma of the base of the tongue. Laryngoscope. 1992 Jun; 102(6):637-40.