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Ethmoid
Meaning
Noun
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In Skeleton:
A
light
spongy
cubical
bone
at the
root
of the
nose
,
forming
much of the
walls
of the
nasal cavity
and part of those of the
orbits
and having many
perforations
through which the
olfactory nerves
pass
to the
nose
.
Adj
●
In Anatomy:
Of or
pertaining
to the
ethmoid
bone.
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Origin
ethmoid
English
ἠθμοειδής
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἠθμός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἤθειν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Synonyms
Ethmoidal
Ethmoid Bone
Related
Sphenoid
Dorsal
Medial
Meninges
Maxillary
Parietal
Ventral
Sulcus
Bony
Rhymes
Ethmoid
Mesethmoid
Parethmoid
Ectethmoid
Basiethmoid
Dermethmoid
Sphenethmoid
Supraethmoid
Cribroethmoid
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