Abstract
Its name is originated from the Greek word hyoeides, which means “shaped like the letter upsilon” which represents the 20th letter in the Greek alphabet. It is composed of a body, two greater and two lesser horns and it is the unique bone which is articulated to other bones by muscles or ligaments [1]. The greater and lesser cornua fuse to body of hyoid bone between 40 and 60 years of age although non-fusion has been found even after the age of 60 years [2,3]. The latter scientific evidence is of special forensic interest as, based on the knowledge of the fusion age of the greater cornua with the body of the hyoid bone, age determination of an individual, especially of unknown dead bodies, can be achieved [2]. It should be added that fusion is not recorded in ages below 20 years [3].
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