ethmoid

[ eth-moid ]

/ ˈɛθ mɔɪd /

Anatomy

adjective

Also eth·moi·dal. 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.

noun

the ethmoid bone.

Origin of ethmoid

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ethmoid

post·eth·moid, adjective

Words nearby ethmoid

Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Church, Ethiopic, ethmo-, ethmoid, ethmoidal artery, ethmoidal cell, ethmoidal crest, ethmoidal foramen, ethmoidal labyrinth

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Example sentences from the Web for ethmoid

In most types however it becomes more closely united with the ethmoid region and the accessory parts belonging to it.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Carcinoma and sarcoma sometimes grow from the muco-periosteum in the region of the ethmoid.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
The ethmoid frequently appears on the dorsal surface between the frontals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
The ethmoid is large and completely ossified; the margins are smooth.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman

The ethmoid bone is situated between the bones of the cranium and those of the face, just at the root of the nose.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell

British Dictionary definitions for ethmoid

ethmoid

/ (ˈɛθmɔɪd) anatomy /

adjective Also: ethmoidal

denoting or relating to a bone of the skull that forms part of the eye socket and the nasal cavity

noun

the ethmoid bone

Word Origin for ethmoid

C18: from Greek ēthmoeidēs like a sieve, from ēthmos sieve, from ēthein to sift

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Medical definitions for ethmoid

ethmoid

[ ĕth′moid′ ]

adj.

Resembling a sieve.

n.

The ethmoid bone.

单词	ethmoid
释义	ethmoid [ eth-moid ] / ˈɛθ mɔɪd / Anatomy adjective Also eth·moi·dal. 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. noun the ethmoid bone. Origin of ethmoid 1735–45; <Greek ēthmoeidḗs sievelike; see -oid OTHER WORDS FROM ethmoid post·eth·moid, adjective Words nearby ethmoid Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Church, Ethiopic, ethmo-, ethmoid, ethmoidal artery, ethmoidal cell, ethmoidal crest, ethmoidal foramen, ethmoidal labyrinth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ethmoid In most types however it becomes more closely united with the ethmoid region and the accessory parts belonging to it. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour Carcinoma and sarcoma sometimes grow from the muco-periosteum in the region of the ethmoid. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles The ethmoid frequently appears on the dorsal surface between the frontals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7\|Various The ethmoid is large and completely ossified; the margins are smooth. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca\|William E. Duellman The ethmoid bone is situated between the bones of the cranium and those of the face, just at the root of the nose. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell British Dictionary definitions for ethmoid ethmoid / (ˈɛθmɔɪd) anatomy / adjective Also: ethmoidal denoting or relating to a bone of the skull that forms part of the eye socket and the nasal cavity noun the ethmoid bone Word Origin for ethmoid C18: from Greek ēthmoeidēs like a sieve, from ēthmos sieve, from ēthein to sift Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for ethmoid ethmoid [ ĕth′moid′ ] adj. Resembling a sieve. n. The ethmoid bone. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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