ethmoid
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.
the ethmoid bone.
Origin of ethmoid
1Other words from ethmoid
- post·eth·moid, adjective
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How to use ethmoid in a sentence
Ethmoidal ossifications were not preserved in any of the specimens studied.
The ethmoidal region is the only one in which much of the primordial cartilaginous cranium remains.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe same may be said of the other sinuses—ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary, and their interconnection.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking | Thomas FillebrownIn many cases of ethmoidal caries it is easily removed with nasal forceps.
When recurring groups of polypi are produced by the suppuration in the frontal and ethmoidal cells.
British Dictionary definitions for ethmoid
/ (ˈɛθmɔɪd) anatomy /
denoting or relating to a bone of the skull that forms part of the eye socket and the nasal cavity
the ethmoid bone
Origin of ethmoid
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