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Ethmoid

Ethmoid Meaning & Definition
Ethmoid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ethmoid?

[n] one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ethmoid: ethmoid bone

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ethmoid:

See Also | bone | braincase | brainpan | cranium | os

Ethmoid In Webster's Dictionary

\Eth"moid\, Ethmoidal \Eth*moid"al\, a. [Gr. ? like a sieve; ? sieve + ? from: cf. F. ethmo["i]de, ethmo["i]dal.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone. {Ethmoid bone} (Anat.), a bone of complicated structure through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium and over which they are largely distributed.
\Eth"moid\n. (Anat.) The ethmoid bone.

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