Meaning of ETHMOID
| Pronunciation: | | 'ethmoyd
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| | Definition: | | [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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | ethmoid bone |
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| | See Also: | | bone, braincase, brainpan, cranium, os | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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