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ethmoid
[eth-moid]
adjective
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
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
Other Word Forms
- postethmoid adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ethmoid1
Example Sentences
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.
The needle had not entered the brain, but the ethmoid was very much injured.
Moderately long narrowest anteriorly and posteriorly; not attached to ethmoid.
The ethmoid is large and has a flange laterally.
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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