prehyoid

prehyoid
Anterior or superior to the hyoid bone; denoting certain accessory thyroid glands lying superior to the mylohyoid muscle.

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pre·hy·oid (pre-hiґoid) anterior to the hyoid bone.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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