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ethmoid

American  
[eth-moid] / ˈɛθ mɔɪd /

adjective

  1. Also ethmoidal of or relating to a bone at the base of the cranium and the root of the nose, containing numerous perforations for the filaments of the olfactory nerve.

noun

  1. the ethmoid bone.

ethmoid British  
/ ˈɛθmɔɪd /

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to a bone of the skull that forms part of the eye socket and the nasal cavity

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noun

  1. the ethmoid bone

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Other Word Forms

  • postethmoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of ethmoid

1735–45; < Greek ēthmoeidḗs sievelike; -oid

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