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ethmoid

(et̸h′mo̵id′)

adjective

designating or of the perforated bone or bones that form part of the septum and walls of the nasal cavity: the olfactory nerves pass through the perforations

Origin: Gr ēthmoeidēs < ēthmos, strainer, sieve (< ēthein, to strain < IE base *sē(i)-) + eidos, -oid

noun

an ethmoid bone

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adjective

Of, relating to, or being a light spongy bone located between the orbits, forming part of the walls and septum of the superior nasal cavity, and containing numerous perforations for the passage of the fibers of the olfactory nerves.

noun

The ethmoid bone.

Origin:

Origin: French ethmoïde

Origin: , from Greek ēthmoeidēs, sievelike

Origin: : ēthmos, strainer (from ēthein, to sift)

Origin: + -oeidēs, -oid

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