HYOMANDIBULAR

Hy′o‐man‐dib″u‐lar (?), a. [[Hyo- + mandibular.]] (Anat.) Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes. — n. The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.