Definition of Ethmoid

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Ethmoid Bone
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Braincase, Brainpan, Cranium

Definition of Ethmoid

1. a. Like a sieve; cribriform.

2. n. The ethmoid bone.

Definition of Ethmoid

1. a bone of the nasal cavity [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ethmoid

1. The ethmoid bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethmoid

ethions
ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopian
Ethiopian banana
Ethiopian language
Ethiopian monetary unit
ethiops
ethiops
ethiopses
ethisterone
ethmo-
ethmocranial
ethmofrontal
ethmoid (current term)
ethmoid (current term)
ethmoidal
ethmoidal
ethmoidal-lacrimal fistula
ethmoidale
ethmoidal artery
ethmoidal bulla
ethmoidal cells
ethmoidal crest
ethmoidal crest of maxilla
ethmoidal crest of palatine bone
ethmoidal foramen
ethmoidal groove
ethmoidal infundibulum
ethmoidal labyrinth

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