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ethmoid
[ eth-moid ]
adjective
- Also ٳ·Ǿ·岹 []. 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
- the ethmoid bone.
ethmoid
/ ˈɛθɔɪ /
adjective
- denoting or relating to a bone of the skull that forms part of the eye socket and the nasal cavity
noun
- the ethmoid bone
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Other Word Forms
- Dz·ٳ·Ǿ adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ethmoid1
C18: from Greek ŧٳDZŧ like a sieve, from ŧٳDz sieve, from ŧٳ to sift
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That fingertip is pointing to the ethmoid sinuses – a network of five to 10 small chambers that run horizontally front-to-back between the bridge of your nose and your eye sockets.
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The needle had not entered the brain, but the ethmoid was very much injured.
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Moderately long narrowest anteriorly and posteriorly; not attached to ethmoid.
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The ethmoid is large and has a flange laterally.
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His description of the lachrymal passages in the eye was a marked advance on those of his predecessors, and he also gave a detailed account of the ethmoid bone and its cells in the nose.
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