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the hyoid bone
The hyoid bone (lingual bone) (Latin os hyoideum) is a horseshoe-shaped bone in the midline anterior neck between the Chin and the thyroid cartilage. At rest, is located on the ground level of the mandible at the front and the third neck bones behind.
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