Look up: ethmoid

1. ethmoid
   [n] - one of the eight bones of the cranium
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2. Ethmoid
   Ethmoid: 1. As an adjective: spongy or sievelike. From the Greek ethmos, sieve + eidos, resemblance = like a sieve. 2. As a noun; short for the ethmoid bone, a spongy bone that serves as the front floor of the skull and the roof of the nose. 3. As a noun: short for the ethmoid sinus, which is made u...
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3. ethmoid
   an unpaired cranial bone which helps form the medial walls of the orbits and contains the themoidal air cells which drain into the nose Category: Medicine
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4. Ethmoid
   Eth'moid noun (Anat.) The ethmoid bone.
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5. ethmoid
   <anatomy> The ethmoid bone. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. ethmoid
   ethmoid bone 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
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7. ethmoid
   (eth´moid) sievelike; cribriform. ethmoid bone.
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8. Ethmoid
   • (a.) Alt. of Ethmoidal • (n.) The ethmoid bone.
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9. ethmoid
   ethmoid 1. A short term for the spongy or sievelike ethmoid bone, a spongy bone that serves as the front floor of the skull and the roof of the nose. 2. Another short term for the ethmoid sinus, which is made up of numerous thin-walled air cells within the ethmoid bone. 3. Relating to, or being a ...
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10. ethmoid
    Type: Term Pronunciation: eth′moyd Synonyms: os ethmoidale See: ethmoid bone
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11. ethmoid
    adjective, Greek ethmos = sieve, and eidos = shape or form, hence, like a sieve; an unpaired skull bone.
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