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

A small area of the ethmoid bone, consisting of the crista galli and cribriform plates, is located at the midline of this fossa.

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The ethmoid bone also contains the ethmoid air cells.

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The lateral portions of the ethmoid bone are located between the orbit and upper nasal cavity, and thus form the lateral nasal cavity wall and a portion of the medial orbit wall.

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The superior nasal concha and middle nasal concha are parts of the ethmoid bone.

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Long, wide anteriorly, narrowing posteriorly; attached to ethmoid.

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