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, ethmoid bone, ethmoid infundibulum, ethmoidal artery, ethmoidal cell, ethmoidal crest

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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

Medical definitions for ethmoid

ethmoid
[ ĕth′moid′ ]

adj.

Resembling a sieve.

n.

The ethmoid bone.