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.

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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

Other Word Forms

• postethmoid
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of ethmoid

1735–45; < Greek ēthmoeidḗs sievelike; see -oid

Example Sentences

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ethmoid

The eight cranial bones are the frontal bone, two parietal bones, two temporal bones, occipital bone, sphenoid bone, and the ethmoid bone.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

A third bony plate, also part of the ethmoid bone, is the superior nasal concha.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The ethmoid bone and lacrimal bone make up much of the medial wall and the sphenoid bone forms the posterior orbit.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

This portion of the ethmoid bone consists of two parts, the crista galli and cribriform plates.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

A plate of the ethmoid 454 bone, through which the olfactory nerve passes to the nose.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin