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hyoid bone

horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q16332
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Summary

hyoid bone is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of class of anatomical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,693 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: irregular bone[3], particular anatomical entity[4], human bone[5]
  • Part of: extracranial bones of head[6]
  • Commons category: Hyoid bones[7]
  • Has part(s): body of hyoid bone[8], greater horn[9], lesser horn[10]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[11]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C32752[12]

Why It Matters

hyoid bone has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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