舌ぜっ骨こつ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

hyoid bone

Anatomical term for the U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.

• 舌ぜっ骨こつはのどの奥おくにある小ちいさな骨ほねです。

  The hyoid bone is a small bone located deep in the throat.

• 解かい剖ぼう学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうで舌ぜっ骨こつの位い置ちを確かく認にんした。

  We checked the position of the hyoid bone in anatomy class.