About The Word Ethmoid
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Ethmoid
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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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