Parethmoid Definition

adjective

(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.

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noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
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Singular:
parethmoid
Plural:
parethmoids

Origin of Parethmoid

  • para- +‎ ethmoid

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